Proc. 2020-03 - Robert Rush Day - 10/11/2020
P roclamation N0. 2020-03
WHEREAS Robert Rush is an 18-year-old student at Lone Star College, son of Richard and
Michelle Rush, and big brother to Ryan; and
WHEREAS Rush graduated from Huntsville Independent School District in 2020, being an
active Cub Scout for 5 years in Pack 96 and 98, and achieved 54 belt loops and 37
achievement pins; and
WHEREAS Rush served six years in Troop 114 earning Eagle Scout after raising $6,100 to
construct a 5-piece set of exercise equipment at Pritchett Field, was the 2019 Josey
Scout of the Year recipient, and earned 55 merit badges; and
WHEREAS Rush has held leadership roles in the Troop as Den Chief, Assistant Patrol Leader,
Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol
Leader, attended National Youth Leadership Training, and is an Order of the Arrow
Brotherhood member; and
WHEREAS Rush has canoed over 55 miles in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota, backpacked
75 miles at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, plummeted over waterfalls,
climbed glaciers, summited a Swiss Alp, visited 19 states, District of Columbia and
five countries on scouting events, walked the beaches of Omaha, Point Du Hoc, and
the American Cemetery in Normandy, France, and made many friends, and created
countless memories he will cherish for a lifetime.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of
the City of Huntsville, Texas, that:
October 11, 2020
be declared: ROBERT RUSH DAY
in Huntsville, Texas, and encourage all citizens to honor the spirit of Eagle Scouts.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 11 day of October 2020.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor