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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The untimely death of Eric White of Quitman on |
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February 17, 2013, at the age of 54, has brought a profound loss to |
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the family and friends of this esteemed community leader; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Sulphur Springs on June 17, 1958, Eric White |
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was the son of Choyce Givens White and Ida Virginia West White; he |
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graduated from Quitman High School and completed an associate's |
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degree in petroleum technology at Tyler Junior College; he went on |
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to work as a lease operator with Petro-Hunt for more than two |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White was committed to making a positive |
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difference in the lives of local youth; he served on the school |
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board for six years, earning the respect and admiration of many for |
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his dedication to area students and for his ability to bring people |
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together with humor; moreover, he was active in the athletic |
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booster club and the Quitman Youth Foundation, where he coached |
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basketball and softball; he also supported his fellow congregants |
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at New Life Baptist Fellowship in his role as a deacon; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. White shared a rewarding |
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marriage of 25 years with his wife, Cynthia, and he took great pride |
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in their daughters, Lauren and Leslie; and |
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WHEREAS, The life of Eric White stands as an outstanding |
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example of civic engagement, and although he will be deeply missed |
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by all who were privileged to know him, his contributions will be |
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remembered and appreciated for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Eric White and |
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extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Cynthia Triplett White; to his daughters, Lauren and Leslie White; |
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to his brothers, Kenneth and Richard White; to his sisters, Ida |
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Joyce White, Velma Ruff, Cleoria Bozeman, Doris and Lilli Green, |
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Margaret and Eloise Wright, and Coretha Bruce; and to his other |
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relatives and many 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 House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Eric White. |