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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jeffrey Bone of Lake Jackson has been named a |
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recipient of the 2012 Silver Beaver Award by the Bay Area Council of |
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the Boy Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished service commendation is the |
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highest honor a scout leader can receive at the council level and |
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pays tribute to individuals who have made a positive difference in |
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the lives of Texas youth through their dedicated work in behalf of |
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the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bone has shared his time and talents as an |
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assistant scoutmaster for Troop 328 at Chapelwood Methodist Church |
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for 13 years and was previously an assistant den leader for Pack 328 |
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for nine years, acting as its pack committee chair for much of that |
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time; he has attended numerous fall, winter, and summer camps, four |
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Webelos camps, and seven Cradle of Texas Day Camps, and he has |
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served as Engineering Activity Badge session leader on six |
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occasions at the day camps; moreover, he was a jamboree assistant |
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scoutmaster for Troop 1734 in 2005 and has helped lead high |
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adventure trips in Virginia and Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bone was a member of the Bay Area Council |
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Anniversary Committee and has attended the Boy Scout Roundtable for |
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18 years; he is a member of the district committee and has chaired |
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the Eagle Scout Board of Review for the past five years; highly |
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respected by his peers, he recently received the District Committee |
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Key and was the recipient of the Cradle of Texas District Award of |
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Merit in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, He first became involved with the Boy Scout |
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organization as a member of Pack 3253 and Troop 253 in Shawnee, |
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Oklahoma, and he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1969; a |
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brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, he spent four summers |
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at Camp Theodore Naish and completed a Philmont trek in 1970; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his scouting activities, Mr. Bone has |
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worked for Phillips Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemical for 37 |
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years, and he is currently the senior process engineer at the |
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Chevron Phillips Sweeny Plant; he holds a bachelor of science |
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degree in chemical engineering from Kansas State University and a |
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master's degree in business administration from Oklahoma State |
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University, and he is active in a number of professional |
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organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Many young men have benefited from the leadership, |
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commitment, and enthusiasm of Jeffrey Bone, and he is indeed |
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deserving of recognition for his exceptional contributions to the |
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Boy Scouts of America; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jeffrey Bone on his receipt of the |
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Silver Beaver Award from the Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of |
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America and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in his volunteer efforts; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Bone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1268 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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