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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever treasure their |
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memories of Brandon Keith White of Fort Davis, who died on August 8, |
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2020, at the age of 52; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock to Ronnie and Glenda White on |
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December 7, 1967, Brandon White grew up in Spur with two younger |
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brothers, Cody and Lance; he was a talented rodeo rider in his |
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youth, winning many ribbons with his horse, Snapper; after |
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graduating from Spur High School in 1986, he briefly attended Sul |
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Ross State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White spent his career throughout West Texas, |
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including Alpine, Marfa, and Fort Davis, and he proved himself to be |
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a man of many talents; over the years, he worked as a home builder |
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and a furniture maker, and he also ran a hotel, a pizza parlor, a car |
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wash, and a gym, as well as roofing, construction, and |
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air-conditioning businesses; moreover, he was employed with South |
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Plains Electric Cooperative, and since 2016, he had been a Texas |
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Parks and Wildlife Department technician at the Elephant Mountain |
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Wildlife Management Area, where he played a vital role in the |
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preservation of the populations of bighorn and pronghorn sheep; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. White was devoted to his family; |
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he shared a rewarding relationship with his wife, Leticia, and he |
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took great pride in his children, Cortnee and Ryder, and his |
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stepchildren, Ashley and Wesley; and |
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WHEREAS, Brandon White lived life to the fullest, and |
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although his journey on this earth ended far too soon, memories of |
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his passionate and generous nature remain to comfort all those who |
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knew and loved him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Brandon Keith White and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his parents, |
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Ronnie and Glenda White; to his wife, Leticia; to his children, |
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Cortnee White and Ryder White; to his stepchildren, Ashley Molinar |
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and Wesley Molinar; to his brothers, Cody White and his wife, |
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Nicole, and Lance White and his wife, Melanie; to his nieces, Jordan |
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White Williamson, Logan White Bartels, and Vivian White; to his |
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nephew, Quentin White; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in memory of |
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Brandon White. |