LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Donato Casarella, Jr. upon the
occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most
prestigious of Scouting honors

WHEREAS, Currently a student at Fordham University, 19-year-old Donato
Casarella, Jr., the son of Patricia and Donato Casarella, Sr., is a
member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 49 in Ossining, New York; and
WHEREAS, He has been a member of Troop 49 since May 2002; he has
served the Troop in numerous capacities including Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader, Den Chief, Troop Historian and Junior Assistant Scout
Master, and earned 21 merit badges; and
WHEREAS, Donato Casarella, Jr. successfully completed his Boy Scout
Eagle Board of Review and, through his diligence and rigorous efforts,
has completed the requirements and achieved Scouting's highest and most
prestigious rank, Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, Donato Casarella, Jr. will be honored at an Eagle Court of
Honor ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at St. Augustine
School in Ossining; and
WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination and tireless efforts of the outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to the
development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, The highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned by
only five percent of all Boy Scouts, is the distinguished rank of Eagle
Scout; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young man has been involved in Scouting for
many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all of
the necessary achievements, including completion of a community service
project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed; and
WHEREAS, For his Eagle project, which benefited Archbishop Stepinac
High School, Donato Casarella, Jr., with the assistance of fellow
scouts, friends and family members, built a three-brick high oval wall
surrounding the school's three flagpoles; after constructing the wall,
he filled the area with soil and topseed and then planted numerous flow-
ers and bushes within the wall; and
WHEREAS, Donato Casarella, Jr.'s perseverance in rising through the
ranks to Eagle Scout is a strong indication of his ability to master
difficult tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a lead-
er, fully equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society;
and
WHEREAS, This new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school,
his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in
recognition of the significance of this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Donato Casarella, Jr. on achieving the rank of
Eagle Scout; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Donato Casarella, Jr.