HR0943 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The highest award the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America can bestow upon a Scout is that of Eagle Scout; and

WHEREAS, Mark Alois Juretschke of Boy Scout Troop 222, in Naperville, earned his Eagle Scout recognition on November 26, 2007; and

WHEREAS, In order to qualify as an Eagle Scout, a young man must demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership, a willingness to be of help to others, and superior skills in camping, lifesaving, and first aid; and

WHEREAS, Mark was successful in painting six bathrooms at All Saints Catholic Academy in Naperville; together with his volunteers, a total of 216 volunteer hours were logged; and

WHEREAS, Mark Juretschke has earned a total of forty-nine merit badges, including the twenty-one required to become an Eagle Scout; and

WHEREAS, In earning this high rank, Mark joins an elite and honorable fraternity of achievers that counts among its members an extraordinary number of this nation's great leaders in business, government, education, and other sectors of society; and

WHEREAS, The achievement of the rank of Eagle Scout reflects favorably upon the recipient, his family, his Scoutmaster, and his fellow scouts; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that that we join his family and friends in congratulating Mark Alois Juretschke upon attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, and we commend him upon the unswerving dedication to excellence that is the hallmark of the Eagle Scout; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Eagle Scout Mark Alois Juretschke as an expression of our respect and esteem.