Full Text of HR1396 94th General Assembly
HR1396 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary | 4 |
| of Moweaqua Boy Scout Troop 85; and
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| WHEREAS, In the mid-1950s, the Moweaqua Rotary became the | 6 |
| sponsoring organization of Boy Scout Troop 85; throughout the | 7 |
| years, the troop has had just three Scoutmasters, with Howard | 8 |
| Burns serving for over 40 of those years; and
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| WHEREAS, Out of Moweaqua's small community of about 2,000 | 10 |
| people, Boy Scout Troop 85 has produced 69 Eagle Scouts, the | 11 |
| highest rank in Scouting; among its veterans are doctors, | 12 |
| dentists, a college professor, a lawyer, a preacher, a career | 13 |
| military officer, a restaurant manager, a chef, a school | 14 |
| administrator, teachers, businessmen, a professional Scouter, | 15 |
| firemen, police officers, computer programmers and system | 16 |
| designers, and many others; and
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| WHEREAS, The Scouts have participated in many camping | 18 |
| projects and adventures, but true to the spirit of Scouting, | 19 |
| they have participated in numerous hours of service projects | 20 |
| for the community; each year, the Troop conducts a food drive | 21 |
| for the Moweaqua Food Pantry and assists the Rotary Club in | 22 |
| recycling; numerous individual projects have benefited the | 23 |
| school, a variety of churches, numerous cemeteries, the nursing | 24 |
| home, and the community; and
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| WHEREAS, A special celebration of the 50th anniversary of | 26 |
| Troop 85 is planned for Saturday, August 12, 2006; therefore, | 27 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 29 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 30 |
| we recognize the 50th anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 85 of |
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| Moweaqua, and we commend all those Scouts that have passed | 2 |
| through the ranks of Troop 85; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Troop 85 as an expression of our respect and | 5 |
| esteem.
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