Doug graduated from Morgan City High School in Louisiana in 1957.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1962 and his Master of Arts from Central Michigan University in 1979. He married the former Bonnie Allbritton on August 23, 1959. Doug had a 28-year career in fuels and energy management and logistics in the United States Air Force where he retired as a Colonel. In retirement, he enjoyed wood turning on his lathe, reloading ammunition, and was a state ranked competitive trap shooter. Doug and Bonnie were married 57 years when she passed in 2016.
He is survived by his children, Douglas White II (Joanne), Mary White Freelove (Jeffrey) and Robert White, (Jose Salinas); his grandchildren, Sara Freelove, Kaitlin White, Claire Freelove Lowande, and Douglas (DJ) White III; and great-grandsons, Hudson Lowande and Everett Lowande as well as his brother Jim White (Karen).
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023 in the Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home, 14501 North Interstate 35, Pflugerville, Texas 78660.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com for the White family.
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