HR1086 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The highest award the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America can bestow upon a Scout is that of Eagle Scout; and

WHEREAS, Adam Midden, son of Leo & Ann Midden of Springfield, is a member of Saint Aloysius Boy Scout Troop #53 and will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a ceremony on Sunday, April 2, 2006; and

WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and

WHEREAS, Adam Midden planned, obtained materials for, and organized volunteers to construct a grotto of the Holy Mother at Saint Aloysius Church in Springfield; and

WHEREAS, Adam Midden enjoys playing baseball and basketball and watching sports; and

WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Adam Midden joins an elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its members an extraordinary number of this nation's great leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors of society; and

WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we join his family and friends in congratulating Adam Midden upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Eagle Scout Adam Midden as an expression of our admiration and esteem.