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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  congratulate  Christopher Hooks of Effingham
 4    on his outstanding achievements  in  the  Assembly  of  God's
 5    Royal Ranger Program; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Christopher  will  be  presented  with the Gold
 7    Medal of Achievement (GMA) on May 18, 2003; and

 8        WHEREAS, Christopher  was  named  the  Southeast  Section
 9    Pioneer Ranger of the Year five years in a row; he has earned
10    many awards and merits on the advancement trail to becoming a
11    Gold  Medal  recipient including the God and Family Award and
12    the God and Church Award; some of the required merits he  has
13    attained are the Bachelor Merit, the Christian Service Merit,
14    the CPR Merit, and the Hobby Merit, and some merits of choice
15    include  the Animal Husbandry Merit, the Carpentry Merit, and
16    the Hide Tanning Merit; and

17        WHEREAS, In 2002, he received the Trailblazer  Gold  Hawk
18    and  Gold  Star  Award,  became  a member of the Frontiersmen
19    Camping Fellowship (FCF), and a Southeast Section FCF  Scout;
20    therefore, be it

21        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
22    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
23    we  congratulate  Christopher Hooks on being awarded the Gold
24    Medal of Achievement (GMA) in recognition of his  outstanding
25    achievements  in  the Assembly of God's Royal Ranger program;
26    and be it further

27        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
28    presented  to  Christopher  Hooks  as  an  expression  of our
29    respect and esteem.