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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 284
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WHEREAS, Scouts BSA Troop No. 7 in Grapevine is |
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celebrating the 110th anniversary of its founding on March 8, |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1913, the mayor of Grapevine, Benjamin Richard |
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Wall, brought the No. 7 Boy Scout Unit Charter back from New |
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York, establishing it as one of the oldest scout groups in Texas |
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and the region west of the Mississippi; not even World War I could |
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diminish the enthusiasm of this group of young men, who continued |
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to meet and camp every Friday night even though most of their |
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fathers were fighting overseas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Wall remained involved with the troop until |
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1954, and through the years it has been supported by a number of |
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local organizations, including the Grapevine Business Men's |
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League, the Grapevine City Council, the Grapevine Lions Club, and |
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St. Laurence Episcopal Church; today, this scouting crew is |
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sponsored by Grapevine Friends of Scouting; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of scoutmaster Darren White, |
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Troop No. 7 counts approximately 40 scouts among its members; the |
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troop has produced 144 Eagle Scouts and has participated in |
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myriad service projects such as flag ceremonies on Memorial Day |
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and numerous activities performed in behalf of schools, |
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municipalities, and other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, Scouts BSA Troop No. 7 |
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has made a significant difference in the lives of countless young |
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Texans while contributing to the betterment of Grapevine, |
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Tarrant County, and beyond, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in |
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recognizing this momentous milestone in the group's rich |
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history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Scouts BSA Troop No. 7 of |
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Grapevine on the 110th anniversary of its founding and commend |
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its members and leaders, past and present, and all those who have |
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worked to support the organization during its 11 decades of |
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service to the community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the troop as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Parker |
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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 March 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |