John “Jack” Stith Memorial

Jack Stith earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1957 as a member of Troop 114, and was a 60+ year member of the Dan Beard Council. He served on the Council Board of Directors since 1982 and was a Vice President on the Executive Committee during the late 1990s. Mr. Stith was a founder of the Dan Beard Council Chapter of the National Eagle Scout Association, and was the first Chapter Chairman. He served on the Council Eagle Court of Honor Committee and was a recipient of the Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America Outstanding Eagle Scout Award

Mr. Stith also has served as President of the Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations, and was the first three-year Chair of the Governing Board of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. He received the Ohio Bar Medal from the Ohio State Bar Association, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award.

Scouting runs in Mr. Stith’s family, with four generation of Eagle Scouts, including grandsons Mitch and Nick of Troop 114, totaling seven in all.

This honor has been established as a memorial to recognize those who have provided outstanding dedication and service to Troop 114 and to the scouting program as a whole.

Donation can be made in Mr. Stith’s honor, via our Troop on-line store, by clicking this text.

Troop 114 Golden Eagle Honorees:

Steve & Laura Stith-Deck - 2023

Steve & Laura have served as dedicated scouting volunteers for the past 17 years! Steve is Wood Badge Trained and for 7 years held positions with Pack 113 as Committee Chair, Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader and Laura served as Popcorn Colonel and Pack Commitee member before joining the Troop in 2012. Steve and Laura both have served as a Troop committee members. Steve held positions as New Parent Coordinator and Equipment Coordinator and for years Laura helped new scout families to navigate and prepare their youth for our annual Summer Camp program. Steve also served as Assistant Scoutmaster from 2016-2021, before moving back to the committee in 2022, as an at-large member. Steve and Laura are proud parents of two Troop 114 Eagle Scouts, Nickolas and Mitchell Deck. Laura is the daughter and Steve son-in-law of our honoree, Mr. Jack Stith, and it is fitting that they have been selected as our inaugural recipients.

Karl Kleiner - 2024

Karl has served as a dedicated scouting volunteers for the past 17 years! He is Wood Badge Trained and for 8 years held positions with Pack 113 as Committee Chair, Assistant Cub Master, Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader, Popcorn Colonel, Rangemaster and Pack Committee member before joining the Troop in 2015. Karl served on the Troop committee both as New Parent Coordinator and Summer Camp Coordinator. Karl then served as an Assistant Scoutmaster from 2016-2019, before taking the reigns as Scout Master from 2020-2022, leading our Troop through the challenges of a global pandemic, for which he received the Blue Jacket District Scoutmaster of the Year award (2021). Most recently, Karl has served as the Troop Eagle Advancement Coordiator for the past two years and as Scoutmaster Emeritus. Karl is the recipient of the Key Leader Award (2014), Outstanding Scout Leader Award (2017), the Silver Acorn Award (2019), Scout Master Key (2021), Unit Leader Award of Merit (2021). He is the father of two Troop 114 Eagle Scouts, Conrad (2019) and Mitchell Kleiner (2022). Karl serves as a Merit Badge Counselor and has served as a trainer on both the District and Council Training Teams.