RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD KENNETH KOMANIECKI FOR ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
WHEREAS, Richard Kenneth Komaniecki, a member of the Boy Scouts of America Scout Troop 1439, will be awarded Scouting's highest honor, the rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, The City Council has been informed of this special occasion by the Honorable Marty Quinn, Alderman ofthe 13th Ward; and
WHEREAS, As Richard's Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, he worked with the Little Red School House in Willow Springs to remove invasive plant species to help beautify and benefit the Cook County Forest Preserve. He enlisted the help of St. Symphorosa Community, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is achieved by only two percent of young men who enroll in the scouting program. To become an Eagle Scout, a Scout must earn twenty-one merit badges in addition to completing several community service projects; and
WHEREAS, Richard Kenneth Komaniecki has completed all of the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout and has been examined by an Eagle Scout Board of Review, certifying his worthiness for Scouting's highest distinction and now joins the ranks of many successful and influential Eagle Scouts; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the Mayor, and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered here this eighteenth day of April, 2018, do hereby extend our heartiest congratulations to Richard Kenneth Komaniecki on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and wish him every success in all of his future endeavors;
Be It Further Resolved, that a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Richard Kenneth Komaniecki.