Ian Brown of Boy Scout Troop 303, the son of John and Cathy Brown of Youngsville, reached his lifetime goal by earning his Eagle Scout rank. The final step in the process was his Eagle project, collecting headstone images from Pine Forest Memorial Gardens and then transcribing the personal information found on the images. These images were added to the Billion Graves website, the world′s largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data.
Brown is a senior at Franklinton High School where he is a member of the Marching Red Rams, a member of the varsity swim team and an Honor student. He plans to attend N.C. State University as an engineering student in the fall. Brown works a part-time lifeguard at the Kerr YMCA.
Only about 2 percent of Boy Scouts go on to become an Eagle Scout. Brown credits his success as a Boy Scout to the strong leadership in his troop. They are a very active troop that goes to meetings year round. They attend camp every summer and go on local campouts all year long.
A Court of Honor will be held for Brown on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1524 Jenkins Road in Wake Forest.
