This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White, McDaniel, Floyd, Reading, Spence, Brown, Bryan, Blandford, Bremser, Coldwater, Bartlett, Wilmarth Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3596 Message Board Post: Glen I. White Former Bay City Mayor Glen I. White, 91, one of the city's most dedicated citizens, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2006. He was born March 29, 1914, in Blessing, Texas, to the late H.I. and Georgia McDaniels White. Glen attended schools in Citrus Grove and Blessing. He graduated from Bay City High School in 1932 and began working with his father in the family lumber and hardware business, Bay City Material Company, after one year at Blinn Junior College. He joined the Merchant Marines in 1942, and returned to Bay City Material as co-owner and director following WW II. In 1978 he sold the business. Among the many hours of dedication to his city and country, he served as a leader or president of the following organizations: Bay City Jaycees, Bay City Lions Club, Bay City Chamber of Commerce, Bay City Industrial Foundation, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the volunteer fire department and the United Way. He also was a 50-year-plus member of Bay City Masonic Lodge AF & AM No. 865, Scottish Rite of Galveston, Gulf Coast Shrine Club and the Arabian Temple of Houston. His contributions to his county's history was demonstrated when he helped establish and later served as chairman of the Matagorda County Museum Association. He also was a member of First Presbyterian Church since 1925, and served as an elder there for many years. Community leaders and his peers demonstrated their respect for him when he was elected Bay City Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1955. One of Glen White's proudest accomplishments was serving and working with the local government for many years. He served on City Council for 13 years, and was the Mayor Pro Tem for six of those years under Mayor Richard Gusman. He was elected to two terms as Bay City mayor (1981-1985) and enjoyed being called Mayor White until his death. He was a true civic leader and will be missed in the community. Glen White was a true character in every sense. He never met a stranger, and was always ready to share stories and discuss how he felt about any subject. He lived his life as a Christian man who loved his wives, his family, his church and his community. He showed his love for Bay City, Matagorda County, and the First Presbyterian Church by participating and volunteering in many charitable organizations, and the city government. Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law, Becky and Chris Floyd of Deer Park, Phoebe Reading and John Taylor of Houston, Texas, and Patricia Reading and Joe Blandford of Houston; seven grandchildren, Chris Floyd and wife Rhonda, Shawn Floyd, Tabitha Spence and husband Jeremy, Blake Brown and wife Shea, Courtney Bryan and husband Greg, Barrett Blandford and Carlie Blandford; and great granddaughter, Hannah Floyd; and sister, Nora Bremser of Wharton. He was preceded in death by: his first wife, Nellie Coldwater White; second wife, Maxine Reading White; sisters, Eve Bartlett and Nola Willmarth; and his beloved younger brother, Jack W. White, who was killed in action in Luxembourg during WW II. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2006, at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City, with Dr. W.D. Baker and the Rev. John-Nelson Pope officiating. Interment followed at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Denton Leissner, E.M. Huitt, Paul Sliva, Mike Brady, Frank Hurley and Mayor Richard Knapik. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Bay City Lions Club. Memorials may be made to: Lion's Eye Bank of Texas, c/o Alicen Swift, 6565 Fannin, Ste. NC205, Houston TX 77030, or the Shriner's Hospital for Children (Galveston), Attn: Administration, 1815 Market Street, Galveston, Texas 77550. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City 245-4613. The Bay City Tribune January 11, 2006 Matagorda County, Texas