093_HR0407 LRB093 12166 HSS 17181 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, Robert A. Contreras of Boy Scout Troop 306, in 6 Chicago, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of 7 Honor to be held on June 14,2003, at the St. Agnes Catholic 8 Church gymnasium in 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; Robert earned 29 merit 13 badges during his seven years with troop 306; his Eagle Scout 14 project was a diabetes and high blood pressure screening, 15 which helped hundreds at risk in his community; and 16 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Robert A. Contreras 17 joins an elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that 18 counts among its members an extraordinary number of this 19 nation's great leaders in business, government, education, 20 and other sectors 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 Robert A. 28 Contreras 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 31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be -2- LRB093 12166 HSS 17181 r 1 presented to Eagle Scout Robert A. Contreras as an expression 2 of our respect and esteem.