Full Text of HR0252 94th General Assembly
HR0252 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House | 3 |
| of Representatives that Michelangelo Scafidi III has completed | 4 |
| the necessary requirements to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, | 5 |
| the highest advancement rank within the Boy Scouts of America; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, On November 29, 2004, he passed his Eagle Board of | 8 |
| Review; less than two percent of all scouts achieve this rank; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Michelangelo has also received the Parvuli Dei | 11 |
| Religious Award, the Conservation Award, and the Bronze Eagle | 12 |
| Palm; he will be presented his official Rank by Dave Klempier, | 13 |
| Scoutmaster, at The Eagle Court of Honor which will be held on | 14 |
| April 10, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Itasca Boy Scout Troop 409 is very proud of their | 16 |
| newest Eagle Scout; Michelangelo is an Itasca resident and | 17 |
| Driscoll Catholic High School honor student; and
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| WHEREAS, In order to become an Eagle Scout, a scout must | 19 |
| complete 21 merit badges, have community service hours, and do | 20 |
| an Eagle project that benefits the community; Michelangelo's | 21 |
| Eagle project, which took over 135 man hours to complete, is | 22 |
| located on St. Peter the Apostle's Church property; with the | 23 |
| help of numerous other scouts, he constructed a seating and | 24 |
| fire pit area for use by youth groups and parishioners; and
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| WHEREAS, Michelangelo has accumulated 31 merit badges to | 26 |
| date and has attended several Boy Scout summer camps in | 27 |
| Wisconsin; in addition, in the summer of 2004, he went on a | 28 |
| 30-mile, week-long mountain trek in the mountains of New Mexico | 29 |
| at the world renown Philmont Scout Ranch as part of an | 30 |
| eight-man crew from scouts all over the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, He currently serves as Troop Guide and Order of | 2 |
| the Arrow Representative; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we join his family and friends in congratulating Michelangelo | 6 |
| Scafidi III upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and | 7 |
| commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that | 8 |
| is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to Eagle Scout Michelangelo Scafidi III as an | 11 |
| expression of our respect and esteem.
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