Honoring Dr. Thom Van Boskirk

Dr. Thom Serrin Van Boskirk, 81, of Gering, NE, passed away peacefully while taking a break from a fixit project at the vacation home in Estes Park, CO that he loved.
 
Thom was committed to Scouting, serving as Scout Master for Troop 3, Gering, NE, Quartermaster at the 1975 international jamboree in Lillehammer, Norway, National Jamboree Chair for the first national jamboree in 1982 at Fort AP Hill, VA, and Scout Master for a troop attending the international jamboree in 1987 at Cataract Park, Australia.  He was a Wood Badge trainer and an executive board member for the Longs Peak Council, later the Adventure West Council. He was awarded the Silver Beaver award in 2019 and he and his wife LaRita were recognized with the Scouting Distinguished Citizens Award in 2022.
 
He practiced dentistry for 45 years and was active in Kiwanis, United Way, Clean Communities and as a church leader.  A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, October 12 at 4:30pm at the Vine United Methodist Church in Scottsbluff, NE.
 
Contributions in Thom's honor may be made to the Adventure West Council of Scouting America, for use in outfitting the Van Boskirk Staff Cabin at Camp Laramie Peak.

Checks can be mailed to:
Adventure West Council, 10 S. Beltline Hwy W, Scottsbluff, NE 69361. 
Please indicate Van Boskirk Memorial on the check.