Bill Text: TX SR119 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Samuel Alvin White.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-10 - Reported enrolled [SR119 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR119-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Samuel Alvin White | ||
| WHEREAS, Wood County lost a beloved resident with the death | ||
| of Samuel Alvin White of Quitman on July 30, 2017, at the age of | ||
| 88; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Buena and Oscar White, Sam White was | ||
| born on November 14, 1928, near the Cana and Myrtle Springs | ||
| communities; he grew up with three older sisters, Oleta, Lavelle, | ||
| and Ozella, and attended schools in Wood County; in 1952, he | ||
| joined the United States Army, and he served with the 52nd Field | ||
| Artillery Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, in Japan and Korea; | ||
| he went on to study machining and welding at Tyler Junior | ||
| College, and for three decades, he worked in the oilfield for | ||
| Caska, which later became Farmland Industries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. White shared a fulfilling marriage of more than | ||
| 55 years with his wife, Jimmie Jo White, until her passing in 2010; | ||
| he was the proud father of a son, Shannon, and a daughter, Sheree, | ||
| and he delighted in his four grandsons, Michael, Shawn, Brian, and | ||
| Cody, and his nine great-grandchildren, Brooke, Katelyn, Abbey, | ||
| and Macy Mize, Taylor, Lainey, and Samuel White, and Rylan and | ||
| Rhett Lester, who knew him affectionately as "SamPaw"; he was also | ||
| deeply devoted to his nieces and nephews; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An active member of Myrtle Springs Baptist Church, | ||
| Mr. White expressed his profound faith through countless kind acts; | ||
| he gave generously of his time and financial resources in behalf of | ||
| many worthy causes, and he volunteered his considerable talent as a | ||
| chef at hundreds of fund-raisers for local organizations, including | ||
| the Quitman Volunteer Fire Department, the Masonic Lodge, the | ||
| Alba-Golden Independent School District schools, the Wood County | ||
| Agriculture Show, and various veterans' groups; especially known | ||
| for his stew, he cooked a batch for every Hainesville Volunteer Fire | ||
| Department benefit for 36 years, beginning with the inaugural event, | ||
| and was designated as the group's honorary fire chief; he once | ||
| prepared a 135-gallon stew for 800 people who arrived via wagon | ||
| train in celebration of the Texas sesquicentennial; in his free | ||
| time, he enjoyed gardening and watching old Westerns; he had a great | ||
| store of knowledge about history, a wonderful sense of humor, and a | ||
| gift for storytelling; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sam White is deeply missed by all who were | ||
| privileged to share in the richness of his life, and his | ||
| contributions to his community will be remembered and admired for | ||
| years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Sam White and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do | ||
| so in memory of Samuel Alvin White. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 10, 2017, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
