Full Text of HR0662 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Joseph John Jacks | 4 | | on the occasion of attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Jacks joined the Cub Scouts upon entering | 7 | | the first grade; he earned the highest rank in Cub Scouts, the | 8 | | Arrow of Life, in January of 2005; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As a Boy Scout, Joseph Jacks joined Boy Scout | 10 | | Troop 96 in February of 2005; he subsequently advanced to the | 11 | | ranks of Tenderfoot in June of 2005, Second Class Scout on July | 12 | | 15, 2005, and First Class Scout on October 3, 2005; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, As a First Class Scout, Joseph Jacks served as a | 14 | | Den Chief for Troop 96 and earned the Den Chief Service Award | 15 | | for exemplary services to Cub Scouting while representing Troop | 16 | | 96; during this time, he also served as the Troop's Assistant | 17 | | Patrol Leader for the Sputnik Patrol; he reached the rank of | 18 | | Star Scout on March 19, 2007; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, After earning the required 11 Merit Badges and | 20 | | acting as a Patrol Leader and Troop Guide, Joseph Jacks | 21 | | completed the requirements for the Rank of Life Scout on |
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| 1 | | September 15, 2008; as a Life Scout, he continued to be a Guide | 2 | | for the Troop during 2009 and 2010, training newly installed | 3 | | Scouts and helping them to become troop leaders; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Jacks began his Eagle Project, the | 5 | | construction of fish habitats for Gages Lake, in the spring of | 6 | | 2009; he completed the final steps of this conservation project | 7 | | in June of 2011; over a 2-year period, he created and installed | 8 | | 20 unique fish habitat structures that were strategically | 9 | | placed in Gages Lake in Lake County; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After earning 31 Merit Badges, Joseph Jacks | 11 | | completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on August 16, 2011; | 12 | | his Eagle Court of Honor was held on October 1, 2011; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Jacks is a resident of Wildwood and is | 14 | | currently a senior at Warren Township High School in Gurnee; he | 15 | | enjoys playing the guitar and drums and plans to study business | 16 | | and engineering after high school; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Joseph Jacks serves as a model of hard work, | 18 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 19 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Joseph John Jacks on the occasion of attaining | 2 | | the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and wish him continued success | 3 | | and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Joseph Jacks as a symbol of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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