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2021 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 254
Commending Ryan Tully.
 
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 1, 2021
 

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully, a hardworking member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 160 in Chantilly, achieved the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout on March 11, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully began his Scouting journey with Cub Scout Pack 1540 in 2010 and was a member of the first group in the pack to earn the Dr. Charles H. Townes Supernova Award for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities; and

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully earned 25 merit badges on his path to attaining the rank of Eagle Scout and received a bronze Palm Award in 2020 for continuing to acquire merit badges after achieving the Boy Scouts’ highest rank; and

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully has the notable distinction of being the 200th member of Troop 160 to become an Eagle Scout; for his service project, he built a 61-foot long boardwalk over a muddy trail in Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville; and

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully was elected to the national Order of the Arrow honor society, rising to the level of brotherhood member and serving both as Troop 160’s representative in 2017 and as vice chief of ceremonies from 2018 to 2020; he was a patrol leader; and

WHEREAS, an avid waterman, Ryan Tully earned the mile swim patch and a boater safety certificate in 2017 and a scuba diving certificate in 2018; the following year, he achieved the Triple Crown of National High Adventure Award after he had attended the Boy Scouts of America’s three high adventure camps in Florida, Minnesota, and New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, Ryan Tully has demonstrated academic excellence, qualifying for the Oakton High School honor roll from 2018 to 2020, and athletic prowess, participating in various sport leagues with the Chantilly Youth Association from a young age; and

WHEREAS, in addition to his service with the Boy Scouts, Ryan Tully has given generously of his time by volunteering with the Capital Area Food Bank, packing and distributing meals to those in need throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Ryan Tully hereby be commended on reaching the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ryan Tully as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for his accomplishments.