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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dan Clifton is retiring as scout executive of the |
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Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America in 2011, drawing to a |
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close nearly four decades of outstanding service with the |
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organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Clifton studied business at the University of |
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Tennessee-Knoxville before joining the Boy Scouts in the early |
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1970s; in 1995, he was appointed as scout executive of the Longhorn |
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Council of the Boy Scouts, one of the largest scouting councils in |
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the United States with some 28,000 scouts in Fort Worth and North |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the Longhorn Council has |
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expanded program opportunities and facilities and solidified its |
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position as home to the Texas High Adventure Base; Mr. Clifton has |
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overseen the efforts of 12,000 scout masters and other volunteers, |
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and during his tenure, more than 7,400 scouts have attained the rank |
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of Eagle Scout; and |
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WHEREAS, Dan Clifton's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America have greatly |
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benefited countless young people and their families, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dan Clifton on his retirement as |
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scout executive of the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Clifton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |