Special-needs Scout Steve Lape awaits Eagle Scout award, as his dementia worsens

 53-year-old Scout Steve Lape of Arden Hills, who has Down syndrome, raises his arms in joy at the conclusion of a meeting of Troop 594 at Clark Memorial United Church of Christ in South St. Paul on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. (Pioneer Press: Richard Marshall)
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