1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 831 1-3 WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to honor Paul Pettie 1-4 on his noteworthy achievement in attaining the rank of 1-5 Eagle Scout, for he has shown great dedication to the high ideals 1-6 of scouting and commendable perseverance in his pursuit of this 1-7 worthy goal; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The son of Ron and Deborah Pettie, this highly 1-9 motivated young man has long been a source of immense pride to his 1-10 family and to his fellow scouts in Boy Scout Troop 890; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Eagle Scout Pettie has demonstrated exemplary 1-12 leadership skills as patrol leader and troop historian, and during 1-13 the course of his scouting career he has earned 41 merit badges, as 1-14 well as the World Conservation Award, the Historic Trails Award, 1-15 the Fifty Miler Afloat Award, and the BSA Snorkeling Award; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Determined to take advantage of all the opportunities 1-17 that scouting provides, he attended the Sea Base High Adventure 1-18 Camp and Camp Wisdom, and his considerable knowledge and expertise 1-19 earned him induction into the Order of the Arrow; and 1-20 WHEREAS, For his Eagle Scout project, this industrious young 1-21 man organized a project at Lake Highlands United Methodist Church 1-22 to clean up debris, build a pavestone walkway, and correct faulty 1-23 drainage in the church's courtyard; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Pettie is an honors student at Lake Highlands 2-2 High School, where he is completing his senior year, and in 2-3 addition to his pursuit of academic excellence, he devotes his 2-4 time and energy to such diverse organizations as the Wildcat 2-5 Wranglers Dance Team, SADD, the Exchange Club, and the A Cappella 2-6 Choir; and 2-7 WHEREAS, He is also an accomplished magician, having performed 2-8 on stage since the age of 10, and his prestidigitation at the annual 2-9 Texas Association of Magicians convention in San Antonio earned him 2-10 a second-place award in the junior division; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Receiving the Eagle Scout badge is an extremely rare 2-12 honor, bestowed on only a small percentage of those who enter the 2-13 scouting movement, and by successfully fulfilling the rank's 2-14 demanding criteria, Paul Pettie has achieved a feat that is truly 2-15 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Paul Pettie on attaining 2-18 the rank of Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best wishes for 2-19 continued success and happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 2-21 prepared for Eagle Scout Pettie as an expression of high regard 2-22 by the Texas Senate. 2-23 Carona 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 2-26 I hereby certify that the above 2-27 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-1 on May 23, 1997. 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Secretary of the Senate 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Member, Texas Senate