[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
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                          HONORING PAUL WHITE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor 
Paul White upon being honored with the ``Trail Blazers Award'' by the 
African American Museum. Mr. White will be honored at the African 
American History Month Celebration and Banquet on Saturday, February 
6th, 2010 in Fresno, California.
  Mr. Paul White was born on March 23, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
At age eleven his mother passed away and he, along with his five 
siblings, moved to Fresno, California to be raised by their 
grandparents. He graduated from Edison High School in 1962 and attended 
Fresno City College where he played basketball. He graduated from 
California State University, Fresno with a Bachelors of Arts degree and 
a Masters degree in Public Administration.
  Mr. White served the Fresno community for over thirty years with 
distinguished careers in health care administration, human resources 
and social services. He was the first African American Assistant 
Administrator at Saint Agnes Hospital, Valley Medical Center and the 
Fresno County Health Department. Mr. White served as the Assistant 
Executive Director of Fresno County Economics Opportunity Commission 
for many years.
  Outside of work, Mr. White was heavily involved with various 
community organizations including: the Black Infant Health Project, 
Babies First, the Marjaree Mason Center, March of Dimes, the California 
Transplant Donor Network, United Network of Organ Sharing, Minority 
Affairs Committee, Boy Scouts of America and he served on the Board of 
Directors for West Fresno Health Care Coalition, Inc. For his dedicated 
service, Mr. White has also been recognized and awarded by many 
organizations including: Fresno Metro Ministries, the California 
Transplant Donor Network, the United Black Men of Fresno, former 
California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and the California State 
Senate and Assembly. Mr. White passed away on March 17, 2005. He and 
his wife, Sheila, had been married for forty years. Together they 
raised six children and had nine grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to posthumously honor Paul White. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in honoring his life and wishing the 
best for his family.

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