Bill Text: TX HR126 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating William Noah Bankston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-05 - Reported enrolled [HR126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR126-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 126 |
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WHEREAS, The rank of Eagle Scout is an achievement shared by | ||
many of this nation's leaders, and the attainment of this | ||
significant honor by William Noah Bankston also heralds a future | ||
bright with opportunity and promise; and | ||
WHEREAS, This fine young Texan has mastered a number of | ||
important skills in his quest to become an Eagle Scout; he has | ||
earned merit badges requiring expertise in such diverse areas as | ||
backpacking, small boat sailing, snow sports, and wilderness | ||
survival, and gained experience in leadership and teamwork while | ||
undertaking his Eagle Scout project, which involved building a | ||
stone fire pit and worship ring overlooking Benbrook Lake at the | ||
campus of Southwest Christian School in Fort Worth; and | ||
WHEREAS, A valued member of Boy Scout Troop 390 and a | ||
recipient of the Arrow of Light Award, Mr. Bankston has served his | ||
peers as a patrol leader, scribe, and chaplain aide, and in so | ||
doing, he has exemplified the many positive traits for which Boy | ||
Scouts are renowned; in addition, he took part in the Philmont Scout | ||
Ranch Trek in New Mexico in 2008 and was voted into the Order of the | ||
Arrow; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Bankston is a 2011 honors graduate of Southwest | ||
Christian School, where he played soccer and football and was a | ||
member of the National Honor Society; active in the Highland Park | ||
United Methodist Church in Dallas, he also enjoys travel and | ||
outdoor activities such as skiing, horseback riding, hiking, | ||
camping, and hunting; he will attend Texas Tech University in the | ||
fall of 2011 to study business; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Bankston enjoys the | ||
love and support of his family, which includes his parents, Cathy | ||
and Jimmy Bankston, and his siblings, Emmett, Hollis, Jacob, | ||
Rachel, Rebecca, and Gabriel; his mother served as the den leader of | ||
his Cub Scout pack, and his four brothers have all participated in | ||
scouting; and | ||
WHEREAS, In fulfilling the rigorous requirements for | ||
attaining the Eagle Scout insignia, Noah Bankston has demonstrated | ||
an unwavering commitment to the organization and its ideals, and | ||
the knowledge and confidence he has acquired along the way will | ||
indeed serve him well in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate William Noah | ||
Bankston on attaining 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. Bankston as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Gooden | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 126 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||