093_HR0199

                                      LRB093 11438 HSS 14269r

 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The highest award the National  Council  of  the
 3    Boy  Scouts  of  America  can  bestow upon a Scout is that of
 4    Eagle Scout; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Matthew  Bauman  of  Boy  Scout  Troop  43,  in
 6    Highland, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at  a  Court  of
 7    Honor to be held on April 13, 2003, at 2 p.m.; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Matthew  first began his trip to Eagle Scout by
 9    joining Boy Scouts on May 31, 1998; he became a Tenderfoot on
10    June 16, 1998 and progressed through Second  Class  to  First
11    Class  on  March 14, 2000; he became a Star Scout on July 19,
12    2000 and a Life Scout on January 23, 2001; and

13        WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout,  a  young
14    man  must  demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a
15    willingness to be of help to others, and superior  skills  in
16    camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and

17        WHEREAS,  In  earning  this  high  rank, Matthew joins an
18    elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among
19    its members an extraordinary number of  this  nation's  great
20    leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors
21    of society; and

22        WHEREAS,  The  achievement  of  the  rank  of Eagle Scout
23    reflects favorably  upon  the  recipient,  his  justly  proud
24    family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be
25    it

26        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
27    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
28    we  join  his  family  and  friends in congratulating Matthew
29    Bauman upon attaining the coveted rank  of  Eagle  Scout  and
30    commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that
31    is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 2    presented to Eagle Scout Matthew Bauman as an  expression  of
 3    our respect and esteem.