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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Troop 40 of the Boy Scouts of America, Trails West |
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| Council, in Highland is celebrating its 75th anniversary on |
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| November 14, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The troop, which was chartered on January 27, |
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| 1928, was organized by St. Paul Pastor, Father August Hohl; Dr. |
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| N.E. Baumann; N.A. Zimmermann; V.H. Koch; and Frank P. Grimmer; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Louis A. Siegrist was scoutmaster to the first |
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| troop, which consisted of Clinton Buchmiller; Carl Brown; |
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| Edward Grimmer; Virgil Gruenenfelder; Richard Hoffman; George |
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| Kapp; Anthony Neudecker; Richard Riffel; Fred Wiedner; Edward |
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| Wiegand; Clarence Zimmermann; Alvin Kustermann; Richard |
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| Trommel; Floyd Basler; and Paul Riffel; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 500 boys have passed through the troop since |
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| 1928, and many have attained the rank of Eagle Scout; and
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| WHEREAS, Scouting helps young men and women develop |
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| leadership, self-reliance, and numerous skills; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the members, alumnae, and leaders of Boy Scout |
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| Troop 40 in Highland on their troop's 75th anniversary; that we |
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| commend all who have contributed to the success of Troop 40 |
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| through the years; and that we wish the members and leaders all |
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| the best in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Troop 40's leaders and scouts.
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