George Allen Mossman Jr.

Obituary for George Allen Mossman, Jr.
G. A. (Allen) Mossman, Jr., 90, passed away in Grapevine, Texas on Friday, October 9, 2020.
Allen was born June 5, 1930 in Princeton, Indiana to George (George) Allen Mossman, Sr. and Sarah (Camden) Mossman. He was their only child. He attended school in Indiana until high school when the family moved to Elkins, WV., where he met his wife Jessie Belle Weese. He attended Elkins High School and attended West Virginia University before being drafted into the Air Force. After serving his country in the Korean War stationed in Saudi Arabia, he returned to his wife and started a family in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Allen started a life-long career with The Boy Scouts of America at that time. Allen worked for The Boy Scouts of America in various capacities, one of which was scouting for places to move the BSA headquarters from North Brunswick, New Jersey to Irving, Texas. He found the perfect location and moved his family to Texas in 1979, and built a home in Grapevine, Texas, where he remained until his death. Allen retired from the home office of the BSA in 1992 in Irving, Texas as National Director of The Order of The Arrow. Allen had an illustrious career with the Scouts, and it was clear scouting was his life mission. He was extremely proud that he had the privilege of taking scouts to present the Annual Report to the Nation to the President of the United States, including Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr., and Bill Clinton. His passion was found in The Order of The Arrow and teaching others to love God, their country and each other.
Allen is preceded in death by his parents, George and Sarah Mossman. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Jessie B. Mossman of Grapevine, TX; son G.A (Jay) Mossman, III and wife Nancy of Newtown Square, PA; daughter Cynthia Mossman Hobart and husband Greg of Grapevine; grandson Richard Allen Mossman and wife Nikki of Greensboro, NC; granddaughter Tiffany Lynn Shoemaker; granddaughter Victoria Faith Mossman of Grapevine, and six great-grandchildren, Cole, Avery and Mia Shoemaker of Downingtown, PA; Pierce, Colin and Elle Mossman of Greensboro, NC.
The family is having a limited funeral for Allen due to Coronavirus restrictions. There will be a memorial celebration at First United Methodist Church of Grapevine on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. The burial in the VA Cemetery in Grand Prairie, TX by Lucas Funeral Home at a later date.
Any memorials should be made to The Endowment Fund at First United Methodist Church of Grapevine or The Boy Scouts of American Order of The Arrow.