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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING NICHOLAS JAMES LIOTTA ON ATTAINING THE | |
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RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT | |
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Introduced By: Representative Karen L. MacBeth | |
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Date Introduced: June 04, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Not every boy, nor even every Scout, qualifies for the high rank of Eagle. |
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Strenuous physical hurdles, high mental requirements, strong personal character, indomitable |
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spirit, and a commitment to community service are a rare combination of qualities and |
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achievements to find in one person. Nicholas James Liotta is just such an extraordinary young |
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man and his accomplishments are truly worthy and deserving of our recognition and praise; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas, a member of Boy Scout Troop 1, Arnold Mills, Rhode Island, |
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quickly advanced through the ranks. Using his skills and abilities for the common good, Nicholas |
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earned thirty-five merit badges and has demonstrated his leadership in several positions, |
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including Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, and Troop Instructor. He was inducted |
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into the Order of the Arrow and received the World Conservation Award. Through perseverance |
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and determination, he has attained the highest rank in scouting, the Eagle, by meeting all the |
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extensive requirements; and |
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WHEREAS, As the highlight of his scouting years, Nicholas completed the final step |
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toward obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout by planning and carrying out an extensive Eagle service |
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project. Nicholas’s Eagle Project was to take on the challenge of organizing and planning the |
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construction of a deck overlooking a small pond on the grounds of the MacColl Field YMCA, |
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located in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The project involved removing rotting top boards and a few |
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rotting supports, replacing them with the new wood, and building a railing. To raise the funds for |
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this project, Nicholas collected and recycled old cell phones. Nicholas and fellow scouts devoted |
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countless hours and an amazing amount of energy carrying out his project for the enjoyment of |
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the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Currently an honor roll student at Mount Saint Charles, Nicholas is Class |
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Treasurer as well as Student Council Treasurer, a member of the National Honor Society, a |
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recipient of the Brother Louis Laperle Chemistry Scholarship, and a finalist in the National Merit |
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Scholarship. He actively participates in extra curricular activities, such as the Chess Team, |
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Lacrosse Team, fishing, map study, and airplane research. He is a member of the senior all-state |
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band for both 2012 and 2013, and earned multiple medals at the Science Olympiad; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduation from Mount Saint Charles this June, he plans to continue |
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his education studying either aeronautical or civil engineering. He plans a career with the |
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National Transportation Safety Board and may also pursue graduate school to earn a Master's |
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Degree; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicholas James Liotta upholds the dignity and virtue of a true Eagle, and |
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has proven himself to be worthy of trust and a truly dynamic leader; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby honors Nicholas James Liotta on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. |
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Convinced that Nicholas’s distinguished career in Scouting will prepare him for a life replete with |
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accomplishments and success, we are certain that he will continue to dedicate a large part of that |
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life to the service of others. We extend our best wishes for good health and happiness to Nicholas |
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at his Eagle Court of Honor and in the months and years ahead; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Eagle Scout Nicholas James Liotta. |
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