DAILY MAIL STAFF
Mary Beth Murphy knew the merit badges her son Patrick had been
earning in Boy Scouts would come in handy.
But when he stared down death and did not flinch, she learned how
valuable those lessons had been.
Patrick was visiting his grandmother in Buckhannon during his 1996
Christmas vacation when his aunt came over to see her mother and have
a piece of apple pie.
After taking a bite of pie, Mary Anne Rohr began choking. Patrick,
fully involved in a video game, darted to her aid and initiated the
Heimlich maneuver, a skill he learned in Boy Scouts, Mary Beth said.
"He saved his aunt's life," his mother said.
Patrick, now 17, …
