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90_HR0619
LRB9013017CBcb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The highest award the National Council of the
3 Boy Scouts of America can bestow upon a Scout is that of
4 Eagle Scout; and
5 WHEREAS, Patrick Loftus of Boy Scout Troop 271, in
6 Lansing, Illinois, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a
7 Court of Honor to be held on October 4, 1998, at the Lansing
8 Country Club; and
9 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young
10 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a
11 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in
12 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and
13 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Patrick Loftus joins
14 an elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts
15 among its members an extraordinary number of this nation's
16 great leaders in business, government, education, and other
17 sectors of society; and
18 WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout
19 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud
20 family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be
21 it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
24 join his family and friends in congratulating Patrick Loftus
25 upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and commend
26 him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the
27 hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Eagle Scout Patrick Loftus as an expression of
30 our respect and esteem.