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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America |
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has helped young men build character, become responsible citizens, |
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and develop their abilities in a wide range of pursuits, and those |
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scouts who advance through the program to its highest rank are |
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rewarded with the Eagle Scout insignia; only about five percent of |
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all Boy Scouts earn the title of Eagle Scout, and Austin Leighton of |
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Troop No. 604 in Houston is counted in that select group; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to obtain that notable honor, specific |
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requirements in the areas of leadership, service, and outdoor |
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skills must be met; Eagle Scouts need to earn at least 21 merit |
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badges, including those in first aid, camping, personal fitness, |
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environmental science, and citizenship; an Eagle Scout must also |
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serve as a leader both in his troop and in the completion of a |
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project that is beneficial to a school, religious institution, or |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Roy Dean Leighton, Jr., and Pam Leighton, |
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Eagle Scout Leighton served as a den chief, patrol leader, and |
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senior patrol leader; he led youth services at his church and |
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directed the youth choir, and he graduated from Waltrip High |
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School, where he was active in band and swimming; for his Eagle |
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Scout project, he coordinated blood drives to benefit the Houston |
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Blood Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, The Eagle Scout program fosters self-reliance, |
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initiative, and resourcefulness, and those same qualities that |
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enable a scout to attain this prestigious rank are invaluable |
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assets to him on the road ahead; 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 Austin Leighton on becoming an |
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Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Eagle Scout Leighton as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bohac |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2003 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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