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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The highest award the National Council of the Boy
3 Scouts of America can bestow upon a Scout is that of Eagle
4 Scout; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dylan A. Batty of Boy Scout Troop 7, in Alton,
6 will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor on
7 November 4, 2007; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young man
9 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, Dylan was successful in the planning, funding,
13 building, and placement of four sitting benches along a walk
14 area in LaVista Park in Godfrey; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Dylan joins an elite
16 and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its
17 members an extraordinary number of this nation's great leaders
18 in business, government, education, and other sectors of
19 society; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout

 

 

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1 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his parents, David and
2 Karen Batty, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore,
3 be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 that we join his family and friends in congratulating Dylan A.
7 Batty upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, and we
8 commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that
9 is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Eagle Scout Dylan A. Batty as an expression of our
12 respect and esteem.