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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28
BY SENATOR HEWITT
A RESOLUTION
To commend Joseph Michael Srofe Jr. of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 562 on
achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend and celebrate the accomplishments of
Joseph Michael Srofe Jr. of Boy Scouts of America Troop 562 on the memorable and
historic occasion of his attainment of the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America was organized in 1910 to provide boys an
educational program to build character, to train in the responsibilities of citizenship, and to
develop personal fitness; and
WHEREAS, the Boy Scouts of America awards its highest rank of Eagle Scout to
scouts who have fulfilled the requirements in the areas of leadership, service, and outdoor
skills; earned at least twenty-one merit badges, signifying the mastery of scout skills,
including Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the
World; and completed an Eagle Scout project, rendering community service; and
WHEREAS, in order to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout, Joseph was required to
provide leadership through the development and execution of his Eagle Scout Project as he
constructed a storage barn for St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Slidell, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in honor of Joseph's achievement, an Eagle Scout Court of Honor will
be held on May 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Joseph Michael Srofe Jr. represents scouting's finest tradition of duty
to God and country, duty to others, and duty to self.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and honor Joseph Michael Srofe Jr. on the historic occasion of his
attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout; does hereby express utmost gratitude and respect for
the exemplary strides he has made as a Scout and a citizen; does hereby congratulate Joseph
Michael Srofe Jr. and the members and leaders of Troop 562 as they commemorate the
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significant event of Mr. Srofe's pledge of eternal loyalty to the code of the Eagle Scout; and
does hereby extend best wishes to Joseph Michael Srofe Jr. for full measures of happiness
and success in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Joseph Michael Srofe Jr.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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