[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN MEMORY OF LTC (RET.) JERRY ``JAY'' WHITE II

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and 
solemn remembrance that I rise today to pay tribute to a dedicated 
husband, father, community servant, and soldier, LTC (Ret.) Jerry 
``Jay'' White II. Sadly, LTC White passed away on September 20, 2018. A 
funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Old 
Post Chapel at Fort Myer and will be followed by a burial via caisson 
at Arlington National Cemetery.
  LTC White was born on September 23, 1966, to the union of U.S. Army 
Major General (Ret.) Jerry and Linda (Pickens) White in St. Mary's, 
West Virginia. As a member of a military family, LTC White attended 
several schools before graduating from Leilahua High School in Wahiawa, 
Hawaii, and going on the receive a bachelor's degree in Business from 
the University of Hawaii, where he also attended ROTC. He later 
continued his studies and earned a masters degree in International 
Affairs from The Georgia Institute of Technology.
  It has been said that ``Service is the rent that we pay for the space 
that we occupy here on this earth.'' LTC White paid his rent and he 
paid it well. His distinguished military career officially commenced 
when he entered the Army as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry after 
graduating from the University of Hawaii. Over the course of his 
career, LTC White distinguished himself as a great soldier. After 
graduating from the demanding Airborne, Ranger, and Air Assault 
Courses, he reported for duty at the legendary 101st Airborne Division 
(Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. There he served in the 1/327 
Infantry Battalion, the same unit where his father had served during 
the Vietnam War. He also excelled in leadership positions and was 
awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge for his service 
during the First Gulf War. His later assignments included duty at Fort 
Lewis, Washington; Paris, France, and Brussels, Belgium, where he 
trained as an Army European Foreign Area Officer; and Washington, D.C., 
where he served as a liaison officer for United States Southern Command 
and later as an advisor to the Washington, D.C. National Guard.
  Even after honorably serving his country, he continued to give of 
himself in service to his community. As an avid Washington, D.C. sports 
fan, he enjoyed attending Redskins and Nationals games as well as 
working with youth by volunteering as the Braddock Road Youth Club 
softball commissioner and a team coach for many years.
  LTC White achieved much in his life but none of it would have been 
possible without the love and support of his loving parents, Jerry and 
Linda; his wife Jennifer; his children, Juliana and Jameson; and a host 
of family and friends that will miss him deeply.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me, my wife, Vivian; and 
the more than 730,000 constituents of the Second Congressional District 
in recognizing LTC (Ret.) Jerry ``Jay'' White II for his dedicated 
service to our country and his community and in extending our 
condolences to his family and friends. May they be consoled and 
comforted by their abiding faith and the Holy Spirit in the days, weeks 
and months ahead.

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