H.R. No. 493



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Twelve outstanding young Texans from Troop 399 of 
the Capitol Area Council, Longhorn District, achieved the highest 
rank bestowed by the Boy Scouts of America when they received their 
Eagle Scout badges at a special Court of Honor held on January 30, 
2005; and
	WHEREAS, Becoming an Eagle Scout is a significant 
achievement, attained by fewer than four percent of all those who 
enter the scouting movement; in order to earn an Eagle Scout 
insignia, Boy Scouts must fulfill requirements in the areas of 
leadership, service, and outdoor skills, including earning 21 merit 
badges and successfully completing an Eagle Scout project of 
benefit to his community; and
	WHEREAS, The new Eagle Scouts of Troop 399 are Kyle Matthew 
Hooks, Matthew Whitten Kenny, Bradley Patrick O'Connell, Benjamin 
Thomas Ferguson, Thomas Edward Luker, Andrew Robert Butler, David 
Robert Hays, William Britton Dawson, Brian Scott Grundy, Adam 
Russell Zimmerman, Martin Chapman Bauer, and Jack David Thompson, 
all of Austin; and
	WHEREAS, The dedication to excellence and the perseverance in 
the pursuit of their goals that these young men have demonstrated 
have proven them worthy to stand among scouting's elite, and it is 
most appropriate that they be honored at this time; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Eagle Scouts Hooks, Kenny, 
O'Connell, Ferguson, Luker, Butler, Hays, Dawson, Grundy, 
Zimmerman, Bauer, and Thompson, and extend to them sincere best 
wishes for success in all of their future endeavors; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the troop as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 493 was adopted by the House on 
February 23, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House