ENROLLED
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 155
BY REPRESENTATIVE GLOVER
A RESOLUTION
To commend Steven Emmett Smith upon achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and celebrate the accomplishments of
Steven Emmett Smith of Boy Scouts of America Troop 301 on the memorable and historic
occasion of his attainment to the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Boy Scouts of America, founded on February 8, 1910,
and chartered by the United States Congress in 1916, is to provide an educational program
for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating
citizenship, and to develop personal fitness; and
WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, a Boy
Scout must fulfill all requirements of leadership, service, and outdoor skills; an Eagle Scout
must earn twenty-one merit badges which signify the mastery of Scouting skills, including
Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the World; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the merit badges that Steven Emmett Smith has earned
in his six years of Scouting, Steven's Eagle project was to do a facelift on the benches and
surrounding areas of the home and visitor's dugouts of his high school baseball field, a
project that involved scraping existing benches, replacing worn out boards, and painting the
benches on both sides of the field; and
WHEREAS, only a small percentage of Boy Scouts attain the Eagle Scout rank; it
takes a uniquely motivated man to achieve the five important responsibilities of an Eagle
Scout, which are honor, loyalty, courage, cheer, and service to God and country, and Steven
Emmett Smith embodies these ideals; and
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WHEREAS, presented with his Eagle Scout badge, Steven Emmett Smith joins the
ranks of such esteemed and respected Eagle Scouts as the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, the
thirty-eighth president of the United States; Captain James Lovell, the commander of the
Apollo 13 space flight; Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon; acclaimed
filmmaker Steven Spielberg; and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft; and
WHEREAS, the legacy for the Boy Scouts is indeed a rich one, for it not only
includes a history of service and proud citizenship which spans a century, but it also includes
the history of service and singular accomplishments of Steven Emmett Smith, a young man
to be recognized and commended by future Eagle Scouts and his community for the deep
human values and genuine spirit of good fellowship that he inspires.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and honor Steven Emmett Smith on the
historic occasion of his attainment to the rank of Eagle Scout; does hereby express utmost
gratitude and respect for the exemplary strides he has taken as a Scout and a citizen; does
hereby congratulate Steven Emmett Smith and the members and leaders of Troop 301 as
they commemorate the significant event of Mr. Smith's pledge of eternal loyalty to the code
of the Eagle Scout; and does hereby extend best wishes to Steven Emmett Smith for full
measures of happiness and success in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Steven Emmett Smith.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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