Florida Senate - 2012                            (NP)    SR 2066
       
       
       
       By Senator Bullard
       
       
       
       
       39-02023-12                                           20122066__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing and commending David A.
    3         White, Ed.D., for his career achievements and
    4         commitment to community in his hometown of Coconut
    5         Grove.
    6  
    7         WHEREAS, David A. White was born in Coconut Grove on June
    8  27, 1931, attended George W. Carver High School, and, in 1949,
    9  after his high school graduation, enlisted and served 2 years in
   10  the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and
   11         WHEREAS, after David A. White was discharged from the
   12  United States Air Force, he attended what was then known as
   13  Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College, but, due to
   14  financial concerns, left college to enroll in a 1-year barbering
   15  program, and
   16         WHEREAS, using his personal savings from barbering and
   17  proceeds from the G.I. Bill, David A. White was able to return
   18  to college, graduating from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
   19  University with a bachelor of science degree in 1955 and a
   20  master’s degree in education in 1959, and
   21         WHEREAS, in 1978, David A. White graduated from what was
   22  then known as Nova University with a doctor of education degree
   23  in educational leadership, and
   24         WHEREAS, before his retirement in 1990, David A. White was
   25  employed with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 35 years
   26  as a classroom teacher, counselor, and administrator, and
   27         WHEREAS, not only does David A. White have a passion for
   28  education, but he has a heart for community involvement, serving
   29  as president emeritus of the Village West Homeowners-Tenants
   30  Association in Coconut Grove and, for 20 years, as the
   31  coordinator and treasurer of the Coconut Grove Crisis Food
   32  Pantry, an organization that distributes food to needy area
   33  residents, and
   34         WHEREAS, David A. White also served as the past commander
   35  and finance officer of American Legion, Post 182, where he is a
   36  life member, and is an active member of the Sigma Alpha Chapter
   37  of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and
   38         WHEREAS, David A. White is committed to his church and the
   39  promotion of unity among churches, is an active member and past
   40  officer of Christ Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove, is a former
   41  chairman and current member of the Ecumenical Council of Coconut
   42  Grove-Coral Gables, and is a former officer and current member
   43  of the Theodore R. Gibson Chapter of the Union of Black
   44  Episcopalians, and
   45         WHEREAS, David A. White has been married to his beloved
   46  wife, Tessie, for 57 years, and, together, they raised four sons
   47  and one daughter and now enjoy their 12 grandchildren and two
   48  great-grandsons, and
   49         WHEREAS, even though David A. White’s physical mobility is
   50  currently limited, he has the mind and heart to continue his
   51  involvement in community and church activities and is a servant
   52  and leader in Coconut Grove, held in the highest regard and
   53  admired as a cherished member of the community, NOW, THEREFORE,
   54  
   55  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   56  
   57         That the Florida Senate recognizes and commends David A.
   58  White, Ed.D., for his outstanding career accomplishments in
   59  education in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and his
   60  leadership and commitment to his friends and neighbors in
   61  Coconut Grove.
   62         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
   63  the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to David A. White,
   64  Ed.D., as an expression of the esteem of the Florida Senate.