RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, On June 17, 2013, Sean Owen Magill achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting, at a special Eagle Scout board of review held in Chicago, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Sean Owen Magill is a member of Boy Scout Troop 79 in the Chicago Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Troop 79 is sponsored by Chicago's Old Town Triangle Association; and
WHEREAS, An active Boy Scout for the past twelve years, Sean Owen Magill progressed through the ranks of scouting in the order of Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life and Eagle; and
WHEREAS, On average, only 7% of all Boy Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, In order to earn this coveted rank in scouting, Sean Owen Magill was required to earn 21 merit badges, including First Aid, Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World, Communications, Environmental Science or Sustainability, Personal Fitness, Camping, Family Life, Personal Management, Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving, and Cycling, Hiking or Swimming; and
WHEREAS, As a prerequisite to becoming an Eagle Scout, Sean Owen Magill also served six months in a troop leadership position; planned, developed and provided leadership to others in a community-based service project; participated in a Scoutmaster conference; successfully completed the Eagle Scout board of review; and demonstrated in his daily life his commitment to living by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law; and
WHEREAS, Since its introduction in 1911, the rank of Eagle Scout has been earned by more than two million young men, including the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, Academy Award-winning film director Steven Spielberg, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , astronaut Neil Armstrong, United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Pulitzer Prize-winner E.O Wilson, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Senator Bill Bradley, U.S. Navy Seal and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas R. Norris, and countless ot...
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