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79R14784 MMS-D

By:  Hughes                                                       H.R. No. 1525



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Justin Lookadoo, a highly acclaimed speaker and 
successful author, is helping young people across the country to 
develop character, leadership skills, and healthy relationships; 
and
	WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and now based in Mineola, Mr. 
Lookadoo began making presentations to elementary and junior high 
school students while still in college; after earning a degree in 
biology from Tarleton State University, he became an award-winning 
drug- and crime-prevention specialist with the Smith County 
Juvenile Probation Department, where he worked for six years before 
embarking on his present career; and
	WHEREAS, Recognizing the need to guide young people away from 
dangerous behaviors, Mr. Lookadoo created a faith-based prevention 
program titled R U Dateable?; the program is focused on helping 
young people to achieve strong character, effective communication 
skills, self-confidence, and lasting friendships; and
	WHEREAS, Encouraged by public school teachers to turn his 
stage performance into a book, Mr. Lookadoo teamed with Hayley 
Morgan to create a work that would aid adolescents in solving their 
problems by using "teen logic" rather than "adult logic"; titled 
Dateable:  are you?  are they?, the book has been on the Christian 
Booksellers Association (CBA) Young Adult Best Seller List since 
August 2003; it has been translated into Korean and is also sold in 
Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Netherlands; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Lookadoo's second book, The Hardest 30 Days of 
Your Life, was nominated for the prestigious Gold Medallion Book 
Award, given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association; 
in addition, he has authored or coauthored three other books, all of 
which have made the CBA best seller list; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1992, Justin Lookadoo has made presentations 
to nearly a million young people around the nation and reached 
countless others through his writings, and his commitment to 
helping youth build fulfilling and productive lives is indeed 
deserving of special commendation; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Justin Lookadoo for his immeasurable 
contributions in behalf of young Texans and extend to him sincere 
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Lookadoo as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.