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. Bonnen of Brazoria ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1268 was adopted by the House on April 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House