Fortner, Meyer & Coladipietro Honor 10 Eagle Scouts on House Floor

“Less than 5% of all boy scouts will ever attain the rank of Eagle Scout. It is completely unprecedented and rare to have 10 boys from one Boy Scout troop attain this rank in the same year,” State Representative Mike Fortner (R-West Chicago) said.

State Representative Jim Meyer (R-Naperville) said, “I am extremely proud of these young men and I know that the lessons they’ve learned from scouting will help them later in life as they become productive members of society.”

The Eagle Scouts honored for their achievement include: David Thomas Szeszycki, Robert Jerome Olp, Nathaniel Thomas Kinkley, Patrick Franklin Pfeifer, Matthew Ryan Waldersen, Robert Alexander Schumacher, Theodore Daly Szczepaniak, Luke Augustus Szczepaniak, Kevin Joseph Johnson and Adam James Gassensmith.

“It’s phenomenal the amount of time and energy these young men put into serving their community. Some of the service projects they conducted benefited the Morton Arboretum, DuPage Historical Museum, the Downer’s Grove Park District, Johnson Wetland Restoration Project, Cantigny Park & First Division Museum and People’s Resource Center in Wheaton”, said State Representative Franco Coladipietro (R-Bloomingdale).

Boy Scout Troop 34 was chartered in 1921 and is currently sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, St. Michael’s Church, Wheaton. The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest honor a boy scout can receive. To attain this distinction a boy scout needs to earn 21 merit badges, serve for 6 months in a position of responsibility; plan, develop & execute a service project, write a statement of their ambitions and life purpose, secure recommendation letters and answer questions before an Eagle Board of Review.

For additional information, please contact Rep. Fortner at (630) 293-9344.