By Carona                                              H.R. No. 744
       74R11727 WMS-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  Thomas D.  "Todd" Abbott on completing the requirements necessary
    1-3  to attain the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, This exceptional young man has demonstrated
    1-5  exemplary dedication to the high ideals of scouting and commendable
    1-6  perseverance in the pursuit of his goals; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Receiving the Eagle Scout badge is an extremely rare
    1-8  honor, bestowed on less than two percent of those who enter the
    1-9  scouting movement, and by successfully fulfilling those demanding
   1-10  requirements, Thomas D. "Todd" Abbott has achieved a truly
   1-11  remarkable feat; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Eagle Scout Abbott has served as a positive role
   1-13  model to his fellow scouts in Troop 70, exhibiting outstanding
   1-14  leadership as assistant senior patrol leader and as a counselor at
   1-15  Camp Country Lad; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, A junior at Highland Park High School, he has
   1-17  devoted considerable time and effort to his position as an
   1-18  editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper, The Bagpipe, and his
   1-19  high academic standards are reflected by his ranking among the top
   1-20  10 percent of his class and his membership in the prestigious
   1-21  National Honor Society; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, In a traditional ceremony of the Eagle Court of
   1-23  Honor to be held May 15, 1995, Eagle Scout Abbott will be duly
   1-24  recognized for his diligence in attaining the rank of Eagle Scout
    2-1  and awarded his silver insignia, and he is indeed worthy of special
    2-2  legislative recognition on the occasion of this outstanding
    2-3  achievement; now, therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    2-5  Legislature hereby commend Thomas D. "Todd" Abbott on his
    2-6  noteworthy accomplishment in becoming an Eagle Scout; and, be it
    2-7  further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    2-9  prepared for Eagle Scout Abbott as an expression of high regard by
   2-10  the Texas House of Representatives.