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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, Matthew Lawrence Colby of Boy Scout Troop 92, in
6 Antioch, received the Eagle Scout Award at a Court of Honor
7 held on May 26, 2002; and
8 WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young
9 man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a
10 willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in
11 camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and
12 WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Matthew Colby joins
13 an elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts
14 among its members an extraordinary number of this nation's
15 great leaders in business, government, education, and other
16 sectors of society; and
17 WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout
18 reflects favorably upon the recipient, his justly proud
19 family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be
20 it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we join his family and friends in congratulating Matthew
24 Lawrence Colby upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout
25 and commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence
26 that is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Eagle Scout Matthew Lawrence Colby as an
29 expression of our respect and esteem.