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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Noel Keith White of Post, who passed away on January 5, 2020, at |
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the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lowe and Beulah White, Noel White was born |
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in Garza County on October 15, 1938, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of his brother, Carter; he moved with his family to |
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Post in the fourth grade, and he attended Post High School, where he |
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competed in football, basketball, and track and graduated in 1957; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White farmed in the Graham community for 25 |
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years, and he was also employed as the manager of the Graham Co-op |
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Gin, as a day-worker at several local ranches, and as a school bus |
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driver for the Post Independent School District; he retired from |
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his job as a crop insurance adjuster at the age of 75, but he |
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continued to work as a substitute bus driver until two weeks before |
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his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. White gave generously |
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of his time and talents to a number of organizations, including the |
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Graham and Garza County 4-H Adult Leaders Association, the Garza |
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County Junior Livestock Association, and the Caprock Cutting Horse |
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Association; moreover, he served as an elder at the Graham Chapel |
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Church of Christ and was a mentor to many area young people, helping |
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them improve their horsemanship skills and prepare themselves for |
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the challenges of adulthood; a gifted singer and musician, he |
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performed at the Post Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for more |
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than three and a half decades and at numerous other venues; in |
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recognition of his many contributions, he was named the Garza |
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County Citizen of the Year in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White and his wife, Orabeth, shared a rewarding |
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marriage that spanned 62 years; they raised three children, Steve, |
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Sam, and Keitha, and the family later grew to include a number of |
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grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his loved ones, his faith, and |
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his community, Noel White earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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of all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby pay tribute to the memory of Noel Keith White and extend |
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heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Orabeth White; to his children, Steve White and his wife, Jackie, |
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Sam Butler, and Keitha Beth Hill and her husband, Tim; to his |
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grandchildren, Cheyenne and Kody Porterfield, Schelli and Cody |
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Jackson, Avery Wright, Makaylee Noel Butler, Hadley White, and |
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Haven and Harbor Hill; to his great-grandchildren, Klaire |
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Porterfield and Jaylee Jackson; and to his other relatives and |
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friends; 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 Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Noel White. |