093_HR0113 LRB093 11237 KEF 12458 r 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, Timothy Ronneberg of Boy Scout Troop 977, in 6 Norridge, received the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor; 7 and 8 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young 9 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a 10 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in 11 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and 12 WHEREAS, Timothy has been a member of Troop 977 for six 13 years; he has served in a number of leadership positions that 14 included Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, Assistant 15 Senior Patrol Leader, and Troop Guide; of the different 16 positions, he enjoyed Troop Guide the most; it gave him an 17 opportunity to teach younger scouts many of the outdoor 18 skills he learned; and 19 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Timothy joins an 20 elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among 21 its members an extraordinary number of this nation's great 22 leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors 23 of society; and 24 WHEREAS, Timothy is also an active member of the Order of 25 the Arrow which is a service organization within the scouting 26 program; he has served in several positions including Chapter 27 Chief; he has attended two NOAC conferences and many work 28 weekends that helped both his Council and a neighboring Girl 29 Scout Council; and 30 WHEREAS, Tim is also very active in school and is a 31 member of a number of academic clubs, service clubs, and -2- LRB093 11237 KEF 12458 r 1 enjoys playing baseball; he works for the school cafeteria 2 before school and the Information Technology Department after 3 school; he is a well rounded teenager and has earned the 4 right to wear the Eagle Badge; and 5 WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout 6 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud 7 family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be 8 it 9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 10 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 11 we join his family and friends in congratulating Timothy 12 Ronneberg upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and 13 commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that 14 is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further 15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 16 presented to Eagle Scout Timothy Ronneberg as an expression 17 of our respect and esteem.