093_HR0316 LRB093 11829 KEF 15962 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives congratulate Christopher Hooks of Effingham 4 on his outstanding achievements in the Assembly of God's 5 Royal Ranger Program; and 6 WHEREAS, Christopher will be presented with the Gold 7 Medal of Achievement (GMA) on May 18, 2003; and 8 WHEREAS, Christopher was named the Southeast Section 9 Pioneer Ranger of the Year five years in a row; he has earned 10 many awards and merits on the advancement trail to becoming a 11 Gold Medal recipient including the God and Family Award and 12 the God and Church Award; some of the required merits he has 13 attained are the Bachelor Merit, the Christian Service Merit, 14 the CPR Merit, and the Hobby Merit, and some merits of choice 15 include the Animal Husbandry Merit, the Carpentry Merit, and 16 the Hide Tanning Merit; and 17 WHEREAS, In 2002, he received the Trailblazer Gold Hawk 18 and Gold Star Award, became a member of the Frontiersmen 19 Camping Fellowship (FCF), and a Southeast Section FCF Scout; 20 therefore, be it 21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 23 we congratulate Christopher Hooks on being awarded the Gold 24 Medal of Achievement (GMA) in recognition of his outstanding 25 achievements in the Assembly of God's Royal Ranger program; 26 and be it further 27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 28 presented to Christopher Hooks as an expression of our 29 respect and esteem.