HLS 23RS-2453 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 146
BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG
COMMENDATIONS: Commends John McNally on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend John Edward McNally on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
3 WHEREAS, it is most fitting to commend and celebrate the accomplishments of
4John Edward McNally of Boy Scouts of America Troop 490 in Metairie on the memorable
5and historic occasion of his attainment of the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and
6 WHEREAS, John successfully completed an Eagle board of review on
7January 10, 2023 in Kenner; he became a member of the former Troop 172 on
8January 10, 2016, and since January 2020 he has been a member of Troop 490; and
9 WHEREAS, the mission of the Boy Scouts of America, founded on
10February 8, 1910, and chartered by the United States Congress in 1916, is to prepare young
11people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values
12of the Scout Oath and Law; and
13 WHEREAS, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scouting, a Boy
14Scout must fulfill all requirements of leadership, service, and outdoor skills and must earn
15twenty-one merit badges which signify the mastery of Scouting skills including Citizenship
16in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, and Citizenship in the World; and
17 WHEREAS, John faithfully embodies the twelve points of the Scout Law: he is
18trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean,
19and reverent; and
20 WHEREAS, presented with his Eagle Scout badge, John Edward McNally joins the
21ranks of such esteemed and respected Eagle Scouts as the Honorable Gerald R. Ford, the
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1thirty-eighth president of the United States; Captain James Lovell, the commander of the
2Apollo 13 space flight; Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon; acclaimed
3filmmaker Stephen Spielberg; and Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft; and
4 WHEREAS, the legacy for the Boy Scouts is indeed a rich one, for it not only
5includes a history of service and proud citizenship which spans more than a century, but it
6also includes the history of service and singular accomplishments of John Edward McNally,
7a young man to be recognized and commended by future Eagle Scouts and his community
8for the deep human values and genuine spirit of good fellowship that he inspires.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
10Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend John Edward McNally on achieving the rank
11of Eagle Scout; does hereby express utmost gratitude and respect for the exemplary strides
12he has taken as a Scout and a citizen; does hereby congratulate John and the members and
13leaders of Troop 490 as they commemorate the significant event of Mr. McNally's pledge
14of eternal loyalty to the code of the Eagle Scout; and does hereby extend sincerest wishes
15to John McNally for full measures of happiness and success in all of his future endeavors.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 146 Original 2023 Regular Session Illg
Commends John Edward McNally on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
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