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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Michael Richard
4Goers on the occasion of attaining the coveted rank of Eagle
5Scout; and
 
6    WHEREAS, He is a senior at Hoffman Estates High School and
7is member of Boy Scout Troop 497 out of Prince of Peace
8Lutheran Church in Schaumburg; he plans on being a geologist
9and has been accepted by Illinois State University and Eastern
10Michigan University, both of which have strong geology and
11geography programs; and
 
12    WHEREAS, He is very athletic and has been on soccer,
13basketball, and baseball teams from the age of 5 until high
14school; once in high school, he decided to join the cross
15country team in the fall of his freshman year and immediately
16became one of their fastest runners; he competed on the cross
17country team all 4 years of high school, serving as the team
18captain his senior year; and
 
19    WHEREAS, He was one of the fastest runners on the track
20team throughout high school and is an avid swimmer; he has
21worked at Seascape Waterpark in Hoffman Estates and Prairie
22Stone indoor pool for the last 2 summers, earning money for

 

 

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1college; and
 
2    WHEREAS, His Eagle project was the building of an outdoor
3sanctuary at Beth Tikvah Congregation in Hoffman Estates; this
4project required the building of a deck for the rabbi and
5cantor to stand on to conduct religious services, as well as 6
6large benches for members to sit; and
 
7    WHEREAS, He will receive the rank of Eagle Scout at an
8Eagle Scout Court of Honor on March 4, 2012, at Beth Tikvah
9Congregation in Hoffman Estates; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Michael Goers serves as a model of hard work,
11integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
12Illinois; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate Michael Goers on the occasion of attaining the
16coveted rank of Eagle Scout and wish him continued success and
17happiness in the future on the occasion of attaining the
18coveted rank of Eagle Scout and wish him continued success and
19happiness in the future; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Michael Goers as a symbol of our esteem and

 

 

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1respect.