83R27459 MGR-D

By: Frullo H.R. No. 2123

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Nathan Daniel Sosa of Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 157 in Lubbock has attained the rank of Eagle Scout, and this accomplishment truly merits special recognition; and

WHEREAS, The son of Eddie and Beverly Sosa, Nathan Sosa met other scouts through his baseball team and joined Troop No. 157 in 2006; he attended summer camp for several years at Lake Murray in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and served the other members of his troop as a leader, holding the positions of patrol scribe, quartermaster, and senior patrol leader; he also became a member of the Order of the Arrow; moreover, he organized and completed an Eagle Scout project of benefit to his community, constructing a fence around a dumpster at Aldersgate United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, This fine young Texan is a graduate of Monterey High School, where he played the trombone and baritone in the band and marching band and took part in the All-Lubbock Marching Band's performance in the Rose Bowl Parade in California in 2012; he now studies at South Plains College, plays the euphonium in the symphonic band there, and plans to enter the paramedic and nursing programs, as well as to continue helping out at scout summer camps; and

WHEREAS, Eagle Scout Sosa's dedication to excellence and his perseverance in the pursuit of his goals have proven him worthy to stand among scouting's elite, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Nathan Daniel Sosa on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Sosa as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.