![]() Here are just a few volunteer positions Denny held: Scott's first troop at Ft. When a position at the HOAC (Heart of America Council) 'scout shop' opened up, he got right back into scouting professionally again and continued to be the 'man to see' when guests needed assistance.ĭenny had a passion to help those with what he loved and knew through scouting, and although he made a living with BSA, he also spent the majority of his free time volunteering in many capacities. Denny went to work at a place where he knew more than most in so many departments of the store, Dicks Sporting Goods, he was known to many as 'the man to see'. Eventually he moved back up to what was considered 'home base', Kansas City area after retiring from the Scouts. Then onto the great state of Texas, where he was a D. He then moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains, to a place called Wytheville where he continued to work for the BSA as a D.E. He then went into something that was near and dear to his heart, and really a calling-he became a District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America in VA, Peninsula District. After returning home from that he retired about a year later, 1992 as a Major in the Army. He was a combat veteran and was deployed during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He graduated with a BSBA (Human Resources) at Park College, in TX while continuing to work active duty. Rainer, in Washington state, with some of his fellow comrades who served with him. One of his biggest accomplishments was climbing Mt. The family took advantage of the opportunity to be in Europe, and traveled to almost each of the countries at least once. ![]() He was able to take his family to Germany twice (Berlin, Dexheim), and many different states throughout the lower 48 through his military stations. He then went onto OCS (Officer Candidate School), and became an officer in 1979. ![]() Polk, LA where he trained many youngmen going to Vietnam. He was a Drill Sergeant stationed at the armpit of the United States, "Tigerland" in Ft. Denny joined the US Army on January 4th, 1968 and went in as an infantry soldier, and worked his way up through the ranks to E-7. He went to work at Armco Steel before joining the military. Denny attended college in Warrensburg MO for a short time, was in a fraternity, rode a motorcycle and even went to Mexico one year on Spring Break. He grew up in Raytown, MO and graduated from the 'original' Raytown HS. He was preceded by parents Wayne "Barney" Barnhart and Elizabeth "Libby" Barnhart.ĭenny was born in Buffalo, MO on February 15th, 1947. Denny is survived by brother Tim Barnhart (Leigh Barnhart), sister Kayla Michael (David Michael), brother Jim Barnhart (Carol Kopp), son Scott Barnhart (Nicole Thomas), daughter Susan Schick (Todd Schick), granddaughter Marissa Barnhart (Andrew Robertson), grandson Brennon Barnhart and Maverick Schick, and great grandchildren Kade Robertson and Amara Robertson, plus many other family members and friends. Denny Wayne Barnhart, 75, passed away March 31, 2022.
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