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