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MCMANUS A PROUD EAGLE SCOUT

November 16, 2012 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Boy Scout Troop 19 is proud to announce that Sean Michael McManus has advanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. Sean McManus is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael McManus of Fort Wayne. He is a senior at Bishop Luers High School and a graduate of St. John the Baptist Catholic School.

Sean’s Eagle service project entailed refurbishing the servers room at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Sean has an older brother, Billy (also an Eagle scout), who is a sophomore at Wabash College, and a younger sister Emily, who is in the seventh grade at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

Troop 19 has been sponsored for over 75 years by St. John the Baptist Catholic Church of Fort Wayne.

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