SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 119
	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
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on August 10, 2017, by
		a rising vote.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate