Florida Senate - 2012 (NP) SR 2126 By Senators Wise, Lynn, and Thrasher 5-03616-12 20122126__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution expressing the deepest sympathy of the 3 members of the Senate on the death in the line of duty 4 of Clay County Sheriff Deputy David Adam White. 5 6 WHEREAS, David Adam White was born in Jacksonville on 7 November 11, 1976, and later moved to Clay County, where, in 8 1995, he graduated from Middleburg High School, and 9 WHEREAS, David Adam White joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 10 1996 and became a military police officer and platoon commander, 11 serving from August 1997 to April 1998 in Bosnia in support of 12 Operation Joint Guard, and 13 WHEREAS, David Adam White attended St. Johns River 14 Community College and, in 2001, graduated from the University of 15 Central Florida with a criminal justice degree, and 16 WHEREAS, in 2001, David Adam White joined the Clay County 17 Sheriff’s Office and, the following year, married the love of 18 his life, Jennifer Murphy White, and 19 WHEREAS, David Adam White took a leave of absence from the 20 Clay County Sheriff’s Office to serve as a military policeman 21 during the initial stages of the Iraq War during Operations 22 Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, and 23 WHEREAS, during his service in Iraq and Kuwait from May 24 2003 to June 2004, David Adam White received a series of medals 25 and ribbons, including the War on Terrorism Service Medal and a 26 Sharpshooter badge for proficiency in the use of rifles and 27 grenades, leaving the reserves as a corporal, and 28 WHEREAS, upon his return to civilian life, David Adam White 29 rejoined the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked with 30 distinction in positions including patrol and investigations, 31 most recently serving in the narcotics section, and 32 WHEREAS, in August 2011, David Adam White was named Deputy 33 of the Month in the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Operations 34 Bureau for his work investigating an Orange Park pain-management 35 clinic, which resulted in a series of arrests and the seizure of 36 hundreds of thousands of dollars, and 37 WHEREAS, on February 16, 2012, David Adam White and eight 38 fellow deputies from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office initiated 39 a drug raid at a vacant home in Middleburg which was believed to 40 be used by drug dealers as a methamphetamine lab, and 41 WHEREAS, during the course of that drug raid, David Adam 42 White was fatally shot, dying en route to a local hospital, and 43 WHEREAS, David Adam White was a devoted husband, father, 44 and friend and his death is mourned by all who knew him, and 45 WHEREAS, all Floridians owe a debt of gratitude to David 46 Adam White and all other fallen law enforcement officers who 47 have died in the line of duty, NOW, THEREFORE, 48 49 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 50 51 That members of the Senate remember the life of David Adam 52 White and express our deepest sympathy to his wife, Jennifer, to 53 his adoring mother and father, Sandy and David, to his beloved 54 sister, Rachel, and to his many friends and colleagues. 55 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 56 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Jennifer Murphy 57 White so that she may one day share it with the precious 58 daughter and son that David Adam White left behind as a tangible 59 token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.