In 1997, Robert Pumpelly was a 79-year-old resident of Lake Charles and a successful business owner with a sense of obligation to give back to his community, which he had done tirelessly for decades. His extensive community involvement reached a variety of young people from the poor to the emotionally needy, to the physically challenged, to those away from home, to the ordinary. His list of associations are too long to name, but three youth organizations held a special place in his heart: Boy’s and Girl’s Villages, the Boy Scouts and the Foreman Reynaud YMCA. Pumpelly passed away in January 2013.