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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Abraham Ourth of
4Boy Scout Troop 24 in Riverside on achieving the rank of Eagle
5Scout on October 15, 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth started scouting as a Tiger Cub in
7first grade, advancing through the Cub Scout ranks of Wolf,
8Bear, and Webelos, and earning the Arrow of Light, the highest
9award in Cub Scouts; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth advanced through the Boy Scout ranks
11of Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life,
12culminating in the rank of Eagle Scout, of which, over the
13history of scouting, only 2% of scouts have attained; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth participated in several of
15scouting's highest adventures at Philmont Scout Ranch in
16Cimarron, New Mexico and Florida Sea Base in Islamorada,
17Florida; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth completed his Eagle project by
19building bat houses for mosquito control at Camp Nauvoo; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth has been active in serving in his

 

 

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1community, church, and school; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Abraham Ourth will celebrate his achievement with
3a Court of Honor on March 16, 2014 at Riverside Presbyterian
4Church, the chartering organization for Troop 24, since 1939;
5therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate Abraham Ourth on achieving the rank of Eagle
9Scout and wish him many more years of success; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Abraham Ourth as an expression of our respect and
13esteem.