Boy Scout Patch

Not too long after Rheese died his Scout leader, Kimball Washburn, told me that he was working on something for us about Rheese. They had moved though so I didn't know if anything would really come of it but it made me feel good that he was thinking of us and him. Last month our troop had its Court of Honor and Kimball came back for it. He got up and talked a little bit about Rheese and how much he had made an impact on his life and how he thinks about him a lot. Just that right there was huge to me and had me crying, then he showed us what he had been working on. He had scout patches made in Rheese's honor. He used the picture of Rheese as a Bear in front of the flag but had the uniform changed from Cubs to Scouts and added the green because it was Rheese's favorite color and the Mickey ears because Disney was such a big part of him. Kimball told us that when he was telling the people what he wanted he said that the most important part was to get his smile : ). He told us that the Rheese Miller Difference is that we need to do our best in all that we do and not complain when things are hard. Rheese was always smiling and didn't complain about his heart. He didn't make excuses that he couldn't do something because of it and that's what we all need to do. I was definitely crying after that presentation. I cannot even begin to tell you how touched I was that he did that for us. Touched isn't even the right word. My heart felt like it was going to burst because I felt so much love. I am truely amazed everytime I hear of how Rheese touched so many people's lives. This little boy made such an impact on people in his short life. I was talking to Kimball afterward and he asked me if it was ok that he added the Mickey ears. Of course, they are perfect!
Rheese with his Scout leaders, Jared Bates and Kimball Washburn.