Bill Text: TX SR552 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the life of Noel Keith White.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-11 - Reported enrolled [SR552 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR552-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Noel White | ||
| WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their | ||
| memories of Noel Keith White of Post, who passed away on | ||
| January 5, 2020, at the age of 81; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The son of Lowe and Beulah White, Noel White was | ||
| born in Garza County on October 15, 1938, and he grew up with the | ||
| companionship of his brother, Carter; he moved with his family to | ||
| Post in the fourth grade, and he attended Post High School, where | ||
| he competed in football, basketball, and track and graduated in | ||
| 1957; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. White farmed in the Graham community for 25 | ||
| years, and he was also employed as the manager of the Graham Co-op | ||
| Gin, as a day-worker at several local ranches, and as a school bus | ||
| driver for the Post Independent School District; he retired from | ||
| his job as a crop insurance adjuster at the age of 75, but he | ||
| continued to work as a substitute bus driver until two weeks | ||
| before his death; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Active in his community, Mr. White gave | ||
| generously of his time and talents to a number of organizations, | ||
| including the Graham and Garza County 4-H Adult Leaders | ||
| Association, the Garza County Junior Livestock Association, and | ||
| the Caprock Cutting Horse Association; moreover, he served as an | ||
| elder at the Graham Chapel Church of Christ and was a mentor to | ||
| many area young people, helping them improve their horsemanship | ||
| skills and prepare themselves for the challenges of adulthood; a | ||
| gifted singer and musician, he performed at the Post Nursing and | ||
| Rehabilitation Center for more than three and a half decades and | ||
| at numerous other venues; in recognition of his many | ||
| contributions, he was named the Garza County Citizen of the Year | ||
| in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. White and his wife, Orabeth, shared a | ||
| rewarding marriage that spanned 62 years; they raised three | ||
| children, Steve, Sam, and Keitha, and the family later grew to | ||
| include a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his loved ones, his faith, and | ||
| his community, Noel White earned the lasting respect and | ||
| admiration of all who were privileged to know him; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Noel Keith White | ||
| and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to | ||
| his wife, Orabeth White; to his children, Steve White and his | ||
| wife, Jackie, Sam Butler, and Keitha Beth Hill and her husband, | ||
| Tim; to his grandchildren, Cheyenne and Kody Porterfield, | ||
| Schelli and Cody Jackson, Avery Wright, Makaylee Noel Butler, | ||
| Hadley White, and Haven and Harbor Hill; to his | ||
| great-grandchildren, Klaire Porterfield and Jaylee Jackson; and | ||
| to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Noel White. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 11, 2023, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
