Jerry Carl White 1931-2010

Jerry Carl White, 79, died on December 20, 2010, in Beaumont, Texas.

Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on December 21 at Broussard’s Mortuary, 2000 McFaddin.

Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at First Christian Church, 5290 North Caldwood Drive, the Reverend Brenda Warren officiating. Internment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery.

Jerry was born in Beaumont’s Hotel Dieu to Jacob Carl White and Thenoba Gwendolyn Boyett White on May 8, 1931. He graduated from South Park High School, and was vice-president of the first full four-year class at Lamar College of Technology. He married the former Norma Ruth Plettman on September 8, 1963. He was President Emeritus of White Tire Supply, having worked there from the age of eleven. He served on the board of directors of the Texas Tire Dealers Association, the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence, and the National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association. He received numerous awards, including the very first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Texas Tire Dealers Association, and was just inducted into the Tire Industry Association’s Hall of Fame. He was an active member of the Beaumont Rotary Club, and a Sunday School teacher and elder at First Christian Church.

Jerry loved learning. He always tinkering and asking questions, often to the confoundment of those he questioned. He had a passion for travel, and he and Norma were always looking forward to their next adventure.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Norma; son Joe Carl White, his wife Anne, and their daughter Kate, of Houston; son David Bruce White, his wife Lauren, and their daughter Rebekah, of Houston; brother Walter White, of Austin; and sister Gwen Kunz, of Houston.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Some Other Place,PO Box 843, Beaumont, TX 77704.