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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, Timothy Bates of Boy Scout Troop 73, in Grayslake,
6 will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor soon;
7 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, Timothy was successful in planning, making, and
13 distributing fine motor boards for hand eye coordination to
14 SEDOL, the Special Education District of Lake County; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Timothy Bates has been in scouting since he joined
16 as a Tiger Cub in 1996, and has held the position of Senior
17 Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Assistant
18 Patrol Leader; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Timothy joins an elite
20 and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its

 

 

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1 members an extraordinary number of this nation's great leaders
2 in business, government, education, and other sectors of
3 society; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout
5 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his parents, his
6 Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 join his family and friends in congratulating Timothy Bates
10 upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, and we commend
11 him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the
12 hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Eagle Scout Timothy Bates as an expression of our
15 respect and esteem.