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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate William Michael Caldwell, | ||||||
| 4 | Jr. on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout on March 15, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, William Caldwell, Jr. started off in New Faith Cub | ||||||
| 6 | Scout Pack 120 at the age of 7 and later
became part of Boy | ||||||
| 7 | Scout Troop 120 in March of 2008; while in Troop 120, he
has | ||||||
| 8 | held most of the troop positions from Senior Patrol Leader to | ||||||
| 9 | Assistant Patrol
Leader; during his Scouting career, he has | ||||||
| 10 | attended many national events in
scouting, such as the 2012 | ||||||
| 11 | National Order of the Arrow Conference and the 2013
Nation | ||||||
| 12 | Scout Jamboree; he will be attending the 2015 National Order of | ||||||
| 13 | the
Arrow Conference, which marks the 100th Anniversary of the | ||||||
| 14 | Order of the Arrow; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, William Caldwell, Jr. was inducted into the Order | ||||||
| 16 | of the Arrow by election of his peers in 2010; he became a | ||||||
| 17 | Brotherhood member in 2011 and a Vigil member in 2013, the
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| 18 | highest honor in the Order of the Arrow; he was recognized by | ||||||
| 19 | his peers by becoming first
Chapter Chief, and later Vice-Chief | ||||||
| 20 | of Chapters; he is currently the Lodge Chief for
Michigamea | ||||||
| 21 | Lodge #110; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, William Caldwell, Jr.'s Eagle Scout Project was a | ||||||
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| 1 | clothing drive for the students in Elementary
School District | ||||||
| 2 | #159; when the project
was done, 30 students received a gift | ||||||
| 3 | bag full of clothes; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, William Caldwell, Jr. has earned numerous merit | ||||||
| 5 | badges throughout his time as a Scout, and has advanced through | ||||||
| 6 | the ranks as a Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, | ||||||
| 7 | Star, Life, Eagle Board of Review, and finally to the Eagle | ||||||
| 8 | Court of Honor; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In his community, William Caldwell, Jr. has served | ||||||
| 10 | as assistant basketball coach for Woodgate
Elementary School | ||||||
| 11 | for the past 6 years and as a Matteson Police cadet for the | ||||||
| 12 | past 4 years; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, William Caldwell, Jr. will be graduating from Rich | ||||||
| 14 | South Campus High School in Richton Park, where he was chief | ||||||
| 15 | editor for the student newspaper, a National Honor Society | ||||||
| 16 | Member, a National Society of High School Scholars member, a | ||||||
| 17 | S.T.E.M. student, a student ambassador, and a representative | ||||||
| 18 | for student council; he received the Outstanding Student Award | ||||||
| 19 | during his junior year of school; he will be attending the | ||||||
| 20 | University of Missouri-Columbia in the fall and studying | ||||||
| 21 | atmospheric science with plans to become a meteorologist; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate William Michael Caldwell, Jr. on achieving the | ||||||
| 4 | rank of Eagle Scout and wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
| 5 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to William Caldwell, Jr. as an expression of our | ||||||
| 8 | esteem and respect.
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