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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Byron Johnson of Waco has been named the 2013 Big |
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Brother of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to helping young people reach their |
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potential, BBBS Lone Star serves more than 30,000 children in over |
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100 Texas counties; the program pairs children, "littles," with |
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screened volunteer mentors, "bigs," and monitors and supports these |
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relationships as they develop; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson, the director of the Institute for |
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Studies of Religion at Baylor University, has served as a big |
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brother to Blake West for more than four years; his efforts have |
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contributed to Blake's success in school, and he has encouraged |
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Blake to set his sights on college; moreover, thanks in part to |
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Dr. Johnson's guidance, Blake is working toward his goal of a |
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career in law enforcement by volunteering as a member of the junior |
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police academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Having studied factors related to youth behavior in |
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his research, Dr. Johnson believes in the power of organizations |
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such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, and as he and his wife prepared |
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for an empty nest, he decided to get involved; today, he is an |
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enthusiastic recruiter for BBBS on the Baylor campus, where in |
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addition to leading the institute, he is a distinguished professor |
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of the social sciences and directs the Program on Prosocial |
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Behavior; and |
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WHEREAS, Byron Johnson has demonstrated outstanding |
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commitment to his little brother in Big Brothers Big Sisters and to |
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the goals of the program, and in so doing, he serves as a source of |
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inspiration to all who know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Byron Johnson on being named the |
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2013 Big Brother of the Year by Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |