HR0745 95TH 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, Dylan A. Batty of Boy Scout Troop 7, in Alton, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor on November 4, 2007; 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, Dylan was successful in the planning, funding, building, and placement of four sitting benches along a walk area in LaVista Park in Godfrey; and

WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Dylan 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 parents, David and Karen Batty, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we join his family and friends in congratulating Dylan A. Batty upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, and we 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 Dylan A. Batty as an expression of our respect and esteem.