Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Frederick Morris Lookout

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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 30, No. 5
Wednesday, January 31, 2001
Page 5

Frederick Morris Lookout

Frederick Morris Lookout, 75, of Hominy died Saturday January 27, 2001.  
Mr. Lookout was born on July 30, 1925 to Frederick and Mary (Wilson) 
Lookout.

Mr. Lookout was a full blood Osage and an active elder and participant in 
all Osage Tribal Ceremonies because of his knowledge of tribal customs, 
traditions, and songs.  He could sing approximately 300 sacred songs from 
memory.  He belonged to the Osage Hunka Division, Eagle Clan, one of the 
last who can perform the Naming Ritual.  His Osage name was XHI-THO-KAH-SAH, 
meaning "Caretakers of the Eagles."

He was grandson of the late Chief Fred Lookout (1860 - 1948) who served 
for many years as the elected leader of the Osage Nation until his death 
and was the last of the Osage Heredity Chiefs.

Mr. Lookout graduated from the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, 
Missouri, in 1943.  He was an honorably discharged Veteran of World War II 
who served with the 27th Infantry Division in the Southwest pacific 
Theater as a Staff Sergeant.  He fought the Japanese for the entire length 
of the battle for Okinawa.

Upon his return from the military, he returned to Oklahoma State 
University and graduated with a degree in Geology in 1948.  Mr. Lookout 
studied Community Organization at Columbia University in 1963 and Alcohol 
studies at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1964.  He 
performed research studies in 1967 at the National Council on Alcoholism 
Library, New York, New York, specializing in Employee Assistance Programs.

Mr. Lookout's service to his fellow man spanned many decades.  He was the 
first full tie Industrial Representative on the staff of a National Council 
on alcoholism Affiliate, the first Native American to serve on the special 
committee for Joint Commission on Accreditation for Hospitals (JCAH) 
developing standards for alcohol treatment.

Mr. Lookout established the Employee Assistance Program for the City of 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, a program that has been used as a model for numerous 
organizations in both the public and private sector.  He established the 
employee Rehabilitation Program for Phillips Petroleum Company, 
Bartlesville, Oklahoma.  The effectiveness is universal and is printed in 
three languages.  He established the Association of Labor-Management 
Administrators and Consultant of Alcoholism (ALCMACA), which is a national 
organization whose membership numbers in the thousands.  He also 
established procedures to identify and refer attorneys to seek assistance 
who are suffering from alcohol related problems.  The Tulsa County Bar 
Association received a national award for this first time effort.

In 1968, Mr. Lookout was called to Washington, D.C. to testify before a 
congressional committee as a recognized authority on the problems of 
alcohol abuse as it relates to business and industry.  He served as a 
faculty member of many schools on alcohol studies throughout the nation, 
and as a guest lecturer and consultant to many national organizations, 
including the Department of the Army, NIAAA, Indian Health Service, Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, and the American Indian Commission.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Julia and Frederika.

He is survived by his wife Kathryn, of the home; one son, Anthony and his 
wife Kathy, of Tulsa; one daughter Julia and her husband Harold Collins of 
Pawhuska; four grand children, Brian Lookout and Joe Lookout of Tulsa, 
Mike Lookout, of Chicago, and Madison Habeck of Tulsa.

The family entrusted Powell Funeral Home with the arrangements.