093_HR0408 LRB093 12165 KEF 17179 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, Pedro Ayala, Jr. of Boy Scout Troop 306, in 6 Chicago, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of 7 Honor to be held on June 14, 2003, at St. Agnes Catholic 8 Church in Chicago; and 9 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young 10 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a 11 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in 12 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and 13 WHEREAS, During his seven years with Troop 306, Pedro 14 earned 29 merit badges; his Eagle Scout service project was a 15 food and clothing drive helping hundreds of needy members of 16 the community; and 17 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Pedro joins an elite 18 and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its 19 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 Pedro Ayala, 29 Jr. 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 -2- LRB093 12165 KEF 17179 r 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to Eagle Scout Pedro Ayala, Jr. as an expression of 3 our respect and esteem.