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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, Gary Spencer of Boy Scout Troop 34, in Glen
6 Carbon, will receive the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of
7 Honor to be held on April 16, 2000, at 2:00 p.m. in the new
8 Senior Citizens Center behind the Glen Carbon Village Hall;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young
11 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a
12 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in
13 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and
14 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Gary Spencer joins an
15 elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among
16 its members an extraordinary number of this nation's great
17 leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors
18 of society; and
19 WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout
20 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud
21 family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be
22 it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we join his family and friends in congratulating Gary Spencer
26 upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and commend
27 him for the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the
28 hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Eagle Scout Gary Spencer as an expression of our
31 respect and esteem.