Full Text of HR0693 93rd General Assembly
HR0693 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives congratulate Robert Quick of Boy Scout Troop | 4 |
| 901 who was named the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department | 5 |
| of Illinois "Eagle Scout of the Year" for 2003; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Quick, a Robinson High School | 7 |
| valedictorian, is the son of Larry and Phuong Quick; he joined | 8 |
| Boy Scout Troop 901 in 1991 and is currently assistant | 9 |
| scoutmaster; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, He was sponsored by local VFW Post 4549 and | 11 |
| Auxiliary, and was selected as the winner from more than 400 | 12 |
| VFW posts in the State; he received a $200 award and a citation | 13 |
| at his troop meeting on May 6, 2003; he was cited for | 14 |
| leadership, community involvement, and his academic record; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, His Eagle Scout Service Project was to develop the | 17 |
| "Pioneer City Heritage Trail" that guides visitors to see | 18 |
| points of interest in the history of Palestine, Crawford | 19 |
| County, and Illinois; the trail is used for biking, hiking, and | 20 |
| education; he participated in 122 hours of service to complete | 21 |
| the project and acquired more than $1,300 in donations to fund | 22 |
| it; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, The troop he was part of also participated in | 24 |
| organ donor and clothing drives along with the "scouting for | 25 |
| food" drive; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, In high school, he was active in band, jazz band, | 27 |
| scholastic bowl, Beta Club, International Club, Math Team, | 28 |
| WYSE, JETS, Business Club, Computer Club, Student Senate, and | 29 |
| Interact; he also participated in the All-State Theater | 30 |
| Production on sound crew and attended the National Young |
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| Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., in 2003; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Robert Quick plans to attend Northwestern | 3 |
| University in the fall of 2004 and major in radio/television | 4 |
| and film; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, In being part of this high rank of Eagle Scout, | 6 |
| Robert Quick joins an elite and honorable
fraternity of | 7 |
| achievers that counts among its members an extraordinary
number | 8 |
| of this nation's great leaders in business, government, | 9 |
| education,
and other sectors of society; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Robert Quick on being named the 2003 VFW | 13 |
| Department of Illinois "Eagle Scout of the Year" and commend | 14 |
| him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the | 15 |
| hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Eagle Scout Robert Quick as an expression of our | 18 |
| respect and esteem.
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