83R15344 LB-D
By: Bonnen of Brazoria H.R. No. 1268
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Bone of Lake Jackson has been named a
recipient of the 2012 Silver Beaver Award by the Bay Area Council of
the Boy Scouts of America; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished service commendation is the
highest honor a scout leader can receive at the council level and
pays tribute to individuals who have made a positive difference in
the lives of Texas youth through their dedicated work in behalf of
the organization; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bone has shared his time and talents as an
assistant scoutmaster for Troop 328 at Chapelwood Methodist Church
for 13 years and was previously an assistant den leader for Pack 328
for nine years, acting as its pack committee chair for much of that
time; he has attended numerous fall, winter, and summer camps, four
Webelos camps, and seven Cradle of Texas Day Camps, and he has
served as Engineering Activity Badge session leader on six
occasions at the day camps; moreover, he was a jamboree assistant
scoutmaster for Troop 1734 in 2005 and has helped lead high
adventure trips in Virginia and Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bone was a member of the Bay Area Council
Anniversary Committee and has attended the Boy Scout Roundtable for
18 years; he is a member of the district committee and has chaired
the Eagle Scout Board of Review for the past five years; highly
respected by his peers, he recently received the District Committee
Key and was the recipient of the Cradle of Texas District Award of
Merit in 2002; and
WHEREAS, He first became involved with the Boy Scout
organization as a member of Pack 3253 and Troop 253 in Shawnee,
Oklahoma, and he earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1969; a
brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, he spent four summers
at Camp Theodore Naish and completed a Philmont trek in 1970; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his scouting activities, Mr. Bone has
worked for Phillips Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemical for 37
years, and he is currently the senior process engineer at the
Chevron Phillips Sweeny Plant; he holds a bachelor of science
degree in chemical engineering from Kansas State University and a
master's degree in business administration from Oklahoma State
University, and he is active in a number of professional
organizations; and
WHEREAS, Many young men have benefited from the leadership,
commitment, and enthusiasm of Jeffrey Bone, and he is indeed
deserving of recognition for his exceptional contributions to the
Boy Scouts of America; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeffrey Bone on his receipt of the
Silver Beaver Award from the Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of
America and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success
in his volunteer efforts; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Bone as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.