She attended Robert E. Lee grade school where she met her lifetime friend Martha Evelyn. She was a graduate of Ursuline Academy Class of 1941 where she participated in girlish escapades with Ellecia, Lonnie, Nellie and the gang.
Jean went on to attend SMU and then graduate from SMU School of Law in 1945 at the age of 20, she had to wait until she was 21 to sit for the Bar Exam. She was one of the first female Assistant District Attorneys in Dallas, serving under Will Wilson’s administration.
Jean went on to work for the Dallas County juvenile department where she served as the single child support lawyer for the county for 27 years. She “retired” in 1984 into the private practice of law, officing with Frank LaBarba and Josephine her rock and new found friends, until 2014 when she did retire from the practice of law at the age of 89.
She met Bob White on a double date, only Jean was NOT Bob’s date. He pulled off the switch, and they were married in 1950, opposites do attract. They shared 58 years of love, laughter, Lake Houses and their common love for the practice of law.
She was a lifelong member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Delta Gamma Sorority, Pierian Club, Glen Lakes Country Club, Lakewood Country Club, and numerous garden and bridge clubs.
Jean adored her Ursuline sisters and Delta Gamma sisters who became her lifelong friends. She enjoyed her St. Thomas bridge group, Delta Gamma bridge group, and always enjoyed playing couples bridge with her husband Bob.
She is survived by daughter Mrs. Kathlene Liles and husband Ed Liles, and their children Carolyn, Mary, Lori, and Beth. Great grandchildren Alexis, Brooke, Hunter, Harley, and Anthony, all from Katy. In addition, Jean is survived by daughter Dr. Marea White Meadows and husband Marc and their son Coleman of Fort Worth and four nephews Dr. Matt Lynch and Mike Lynch both of Temple and Tom White of California and John White of New Mexico.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Discalced Carmelite Nuns. (www.carmelnuns.com)
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