IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Austin Marlin upon his remarkable accomplishment of earning a complete set of merit badges from the Boy Scouts of America, an extremely rare feat.
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RESOLUTION # 15882, May 9, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Austin Marlin, a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 220, has successfully earned a complete set of 121 merit badges; and,
WHEREAS, Austin, a Lee's Summit North High School junior, is the seventeen-year-old son of proud parents, Jerry and Barbara Marlin of Lee's Summit, and brother to Kim; and,
WHEREAS, Austin set a goal of earning all merit badges when he joined the Scouts at an early age; and,
WHEREAS, Austin's perseverance and dedication enabled him to overcome obstacles in developing new skill sets to accomplish the goals that he was pursuing; and,
WHEREAS, Austin received his Eagle badge in December 2003 after achieving the minimum requirement of 21 badges and then went on to earn an additional 100 badges in the following two-year period to accomplish his goal of earning all of the merit badges offered by the Boy Scout program; and,
WHEREAS, by earning additional merit badges, he has been awarded three Bronze, three Gold and two Silver palms; and,
WHEREAS, Austin has demonstrated his leadership skills as a patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, troop scribe, troop quartermaster, and currently serves as a troop instructor helping new scouts learn the basic skills necessary to succeed in this arena; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to his active membership in scouting, Austin is an active member of the Colbern Road Baptist Church youth group; and,
WHEREAS, Austin's future goals are to attend West Point or the University of Missouri-Rolla; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Austin Marlin upon su...
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