 When the venerable youth leader and longtime National Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard died shortly before his 91st birthday in June 1941 , Goodman was selected to be in charge of the beloved pioneer 's funeral in Suffern , New York . An estimated 2 @,@ 000 people lined the funeral route to the cemetery in Monsey , New York , where 127 Boy Scouts formed an honor guard and assisted with traffic control . 
