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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 568
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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 |
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citizens, and develop their abilities in a wide range of |
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pursuits, and those scouts who advance through the program to its |
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highest rank are rewarded with the Eagle Scout insignia; and |
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WHEREAS, Only about five percent of all Boy Scouts earn the |
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title of Eagle Scout, and Lucas Hiney of Boy Scouts of America Troop |
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159 in Bryan may now count himself in that select group; in order to |
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obtain that notable honor, specific requirements in the areas of |
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leadership, service, and outdoor skills must be met; Eagle Scouts |
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need to earn at least 21 merit badges, including those in first aid, |
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camping, personal fitness, environmental science, and citizenship; |
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an Eagle Scout must also serve as a leader both in his troop and in |
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the completion of a project that is beneficial to a school, |
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religious institution, or community; and |
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WHEREAS, Many Eagle Scouts go on to further distinguish |
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themselves in such fields as business, science, politics, and the |
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arts; among those accomplished individuals who have achieved |
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Eagle Scout status are astronaut Neil Armstrong, President |
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Gerald Ford, former secretary of defense Robert Gates, jazz |
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musician Wynton Marsalis, film director Steven Spielberg, and |
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entrepreneur Sam Walton; 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 will be invaluable |
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assets to him on the road ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Lucas Hiney on achieving the |
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rank of Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; 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 Hiney as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 2, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |