093_HR0295 LRB093 11751 KEF 15649 r 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, Jason Salerno of Boy Scout Troop 380, in Palos 6 Park, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor 7 to be held on June 1, at 2:00 p.m. at Morgan Park Academy in 8 Chicago; and 9 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young 10 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a 11 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in 12 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and 13 WHEREAS, Jason's Eagle Project included beautifying the 14 grounds and painting the multi-purpose room of Morgan Park 15 Academy; and 16 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Jason joins an elite 17 and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its 18 members an extraordinary number of this nation's great 19 leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors 20 of society; and 21 WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout 22 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud 23 family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be 24 it 25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 27 we join his family and friends in congratulating Jason 28 Salerno upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and 29 commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that 30 is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further -2- LRB093 11751 KEF 15649 r 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to Eagle Scout Jason Salerno as an expression of 3 our respect and esteem.