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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The highest award the National  Council  of  the
 3    Boy  Scouts  of  America  can  bestow upon a Scout is that of
 4    Eagle Scout; and

 5        WHEREAS, Thomas J.M. Brooks of Boy Scout  Troop  123,  in
 6    Rockford,  will  receive  the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of
 7    Honor to be held on February 9, 2003; and

 8        WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout,  a  young
 9    man  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, In earning this high rank, Thomas joins an elite
13    and  honorable  fraternity of achievers that counts among its
14    members  an  extraordinary  number  of  this  nation's  great
15    leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors
16    of society; and

17        WHEREAS, Thomas has earned 24 merit badges and served his
18    troop in a variety of leadership roles; he also  completed  a
19    major  community  service  project,  creating  a nature trail
20    half-mile long behind Spring Creek Congregational  Church  in
21    Rockford; and

22        WHEREAS,  Thomas  is  a junior at Boylan Central Catholic
23    High School and plans to enter  Western  Illinois  University
24    and  major  in  Law  Enforcement  with  a  long  term goal of
25    applying  and  being  accepted  to  the  Federal  Bureau   of
26    Investigation; and

27        WHEREAS,  The  achievement  of  the  rank  of Eagle Scout
28    reflects favorably  upon  the  recipient,  his  justly  proud
29    family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be
30    it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 2    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 3    we  join his family and friends in congratulating Thomas J.M.
 4    Brooks upon attaining the coveted rank  of  Eagle  Scout  and
 5    commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that
 6    is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    presented to Eagle Scout Thomas J.M. Brooks as an  expression
 9    of our respect and esteem.