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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 552
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In Memory |
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Noel White |
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their |
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memories of Noel Keith White of Post, who passed away on |
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January 5, 2020, at the age of 81; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Lowe and Beulah White, Noel White was |
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born 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 |
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he competed in football, basketball, and track and graduated in |
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1957; 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 |
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before his death; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. White gave |
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generously of his time and talents to a number of organizations, |
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including the Graham and Garza County 4-H Adult Leaders |
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Association, the Garza County Junior Livestock Association, and |
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the Caprock Cutting Horse Association; moreover, he served as an |
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elder at the Graham Chapel Church of Christ and was a mentor to |
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many area young people, helping them improve their horsemanship |
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skills and prepare themselves for the challenges of adulthood; a |
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gifted singer and musician, he performed at the Post Nursing and |
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Rehabilitation Center for more than three and a half decades and |
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at numerous other venues; in recognition of his many |
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contributions, he was named the Garza County Citizen of the Year |
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in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. White and his wife, Orabeth, shared a |
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rewarding marriage that spanned 62 years; they raised three |
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children, Steve, Sam, and Keitha, and the family later grew to |
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include a number of 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 |
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admiration of all who were privileged to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Noel Keith White |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to |
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his wife, Orabeth White; to his children, Steve White and his |
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wife, Jackie, Sam Butler, and Keitha Beth Hill and her husband, |
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Tim; to his grandchildren, Cheyenne and Kody Porterfield, |
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Schelli and Cody Jackson, Avery Wright, Makaylee Noel Butler, |
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Hadley White, and Haven and Harbor Hill; to his |
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great-grandchildren, Klaire Porterfield and Jaylee Jackson; and |
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to his other relatives and 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 |
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this day, it do so in memory of Noel White. |
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Perry |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 11, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |