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President’s Message

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Approve minutes

3. Treasurer’s report

4. NPO report

5. COPS report

6. Special Events Report

7. Adjournment

Summer2012 Volume 4, Issue 3

This years Fourth of July was perhaps not as planned out

as I know some would like, but what a successful

turnout. There are so many people to thank. I have to

start with my wife Donna who helped dish out over three

hundred hot dogs. Damon Dockstader helped procure the

food and beverage. But you can't have a picnic without

a parade. What about the help Charles Edmonds COPS

volunteered. Along with our NPO Tamelia Carroll we managed to

maneuver the parade rout with no incidents. While this years parade was

short the Hot Rod Club, the bicycles and wagons and homemade floats

filled the streets. If we were in danger of attack its nice to know that

revolutionary army was there to protect us. Once there the Boy

Scout Troop 180 of the Longhorn Council preformed the flag ceremony

along with pledge of allegiance. The F-16 flyover was about three hours

late but was still appreciated. Volunteers set up tables and decorated the

park. They were led by old faces, but new volunteers Colby Brazzel,

Howie Norman , and Marcus Ybarra (just moved into the neighborhood)

generously provided time and artistic talent. Marla West was the short

cropped blond that brought the nerf bats, hoola hoops, and organized the

children's games. Thanks Ricky Hambright for cooking the Nathan and

Hebrew National hot dogs. Congratulations to Abigale Mullens for being

this years champion hoopster. The evening ended with Chanel eleven

doing a short on the parade and Chesapeake's donation. Thank you again

Chesapeake.

I asked permission from Sue White to allow this celebration to be

named in honor of our first neighborhood president who recently passed

on to the great neighborhood association in the sky. I think he would have

enjoyed seeing all those dogs consumed and I will make motion to

permanently tribute his hard work by naming our independence

celebration the Jack White Memorial Independence Parade and Picnic.

Don't forget this July's meeting on Monday night at the Catholic

Renewal Center. We will have a representative from Meals on Wheels to

talk to us along with news from Chesapeake. Did I remember to thank

Chesapeake for the donation that funded the picnic? If so thanks again.

Bill Hanna

President

Member Fort Worth League of neighborhood Associations

Next

Neighborhood

Association

Meeting:

Monday, July9 at 7pm

Catholic Renewal Center,

4503 Bridge Street just

east of Nolan High School

In this issue:

President’s message 1

Minutes 2

Jack White tribute 5

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Minutes from the April 9, 2012 meeting of the White Lake Hills Neighborhood As-

sociation

Call to Order

Dr. Bill Hanna, the President of the Neighborhood Association, called the

meeting to order at 7:04pm.

Approval of Minutes

Copies of the newsletter can be sent out by email if persons interested will

contact Adam Noggle, or the newsletter can be viewed on the neigh-

borhood website.

A motion was made to approve the minutes from Dr. Bill Hanna. The mo-

tion was seconded by Mr. Johnny Young, and the motion carried.

Dr. Bill Hanna also made a motion to amend the meeting order to allow

the guests we had to present before the normal business. This motion

was seconded and carried.

Special Guest Report

Fort Worth Police Department Chief of Police Jeffrey W. Halstead was a

special guest of the meeting:

He talked in depth about the budget constraints their department has been under in

the years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

In order to balance the budget in these years, he was forced

to enforce “soft cuts” such as reducing travel, training,

et cetera.

Unfortunately, in 2012, more cuts are needed. Chief

Halstead called on volunteers for the Code Blue pro-

gram as a way to maintain current crime prevention

levels, while saving the city money.

Chief Halstead also talked about home burglaries.

Chief Halstead also talked about narcotics related crimes.

Finally, Chief Halstead opened the floor for questions. One question raised by the

audience was “what should we do to help prevent burglaries?”

The following tips were shared in what criminals look for:

Lights left on all day long

If the resident has a dog, they will generally avoid the

home

No movement of cars at the house over the course of a few

days

The following tips were shared to prevent crime:

Minutes from the January meeting Submitted by Adam Noggle

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Drive different ways home to view the residence from differ-

ent angles

Answer your doorbell if it rings, or at least let the person

know you are home

Install dusk to dawn lighting in the dark areas of your home

Mr. Michael Grigsby was also in attendance:

RAPIDS combines the Vehicle Window Etching, Business Operation ID, and Residen-

tial Operation ID property marking programs into one program.

The identification number is encoded into a barcode format and printed on a small label.

These bar-coded labels contain either the property owner's driver’s license number or a

vehicle VIN. They are very difficult to remove from the property

without a lot of effort.

To obtain RAPIDS labels, contact your division's Crime Prevention Specialist. If the

items are stolen, this system is the best way to find the items.

Mr. Tom Fairless also spoke:

Tom is the National Sales Manager for Door Devil- a Dallas based company who makes

an anti-kick door jamb security kit

Tom demonstrated his product and said that their website sells the product for $79.95,

but WLH residents can go to Mr. C’s ACE Hardware on Precinct

Line road, where they sell it for $59.95.

We also had a drawing and two people won free Door Devils

City Council Report

Mr. Danny Scarth with the Fort Worth City Council gave a report on city

activity:

The City is facing a 45-50 million dollar budget shortfall.

Danny has recommended to the city that employees take 8 furlough days and a 1% sala-

ry decrease in an effort to save layoffs.

Danny also stressed the importance of the Code Blue program because the city is seeing

domestic and property crimes increasing.

One particularly troubling area of crime is among young offenders. Danny said that kids

as young as 9 and 10 are committing crimes on a regular basis.

There is a direct relationship between safe neighborhoods and active Code Blue pro-

grams.

NPO Report

Tamilla Reddick with the Fort Worth Police Department gave the following

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report:

There was 1 burglary in the last month.

Crimes in WLH continue to trend downward as the COPS program is effectively pre-

venting crime.

Treasurer’s Report

Bob Curtis gave a quarterly finance report of the following:

For the quarter ended 3/31/2012:

Interest Income $113

Donations $4,222

Expenses 4,287

COPS reimbursement 726

Ending Balances:

Total Cash $8,008

COPS fund 6,484

Net cash 1,524

COP’s Report

Due to time constraints, the COPS report was not discussed.

Special Events Report

Damon Dockstader said that about 15 kids attended the Easter Egg Hunt on

Saturday.

Next Saturday (4/14) the annual Park Cleanup will be held. Anyone interest-

ed in attending the event should meet at the Park at 10am.

The 4th of July Party details will be announced later.

Peggy Terrell announced that Marjorie Williams was named Queen of the

Month

Dan Leal announced that the curb stencil sales were $115.00; with $25.00 in

costs, they had a profit of $90.00, which was added to the association

fund.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:02pm.

There were 60 members of White Lake Hills in attendance.

Respectfully Submitted,

Adam Noggle- Acting Secretary

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Jack D. White, 85, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012. Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Thursday in

Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at

Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Memorials: Those desiring to honor Jack's memory may contrib-

ute to a TCU Journalism Department scholarship fund or a charity of choice . Jack was born

Jan. 17, 1927, in San Angelo, moving to Fort Worth with his parents, John Nathan White and

Billie Lorena Dumas White, shortly after his birth. Graduating from Carter-Riverside High

School in 1944, he worked briefly for the Fort Worth Press covering high school sports under

the legendary sports editor H.H. "Pop" Boone. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War

II and while serving attended Stanford University in the ROTC program. Discharged in 1946,

Jack entered Texas Christian University, graduating in 1949 with a B.A. in journalism and

began an advertising career as copywriter and art director at Yates Advertising Agency. In

1954, he joined Witherspoon and Ridings Public Relations Agency, which later became With-

erspoon and Associates, as the firm's first art director. During his 27 years with the agency

he rose to vice president, executive art director, personnel manager and part owner. He spe-

cialized in design and photography. Although he had photographed the city since the 1950s,

he began collecting Fort Worth photographs seriously in 1972 when Witherspoon was plan-

ning the 100th anniversary for one of its clients and he was in charge of acquiring copies of

historical prints of Fort Worth. After the event he took care to preserve all the exhibit materi-

als and during the next 20 years he reproduced other client's historical photographs and

took hundreds of pictures to add to the collection. Jack retired from Witherspoon in 1981

and formed his own company, Jack White Enterprises, specializing in free-lance art and pho-

tography. In 1984, taking two partners, the firm's name changed to VJS Companies. In 1991,

he again became a sole proprietor. Because of his interest in Fort Worth history, he spear-

headed a group of local historians and launched an internet website, which he named "The

Way We Were," to display and research old photos of the city. Another of Jack's interest has

been the study of the John F. Kennedy assassination, serving as a photographic consultant

to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Assassinations during its hearings, as well a consult-

ant on the JFK film. He produced two videotapes on his photographic studies of the assassi-

nation and developed a slide lecture, while contributing his research to books and profes-

sional journals. Jack's collection of JFK assassination books and materials and his old Fort

Worth photographs have been donated to UTA Library's Special Collections where they are

accessible to those interested. Jack married the former Sue Benningfield in 1969 and in

1977 they were instrumental in reactivating their neighborhood home owners association.

He served as president for several years. He painted many works of art which hang in private

collections and adorn the walls of his modern home, as well as a large painting of the Fort

Worth skyline on display at the Fort Worth Public Library. He was an avid TCU alumnus and

until last year had not missed a home football or basketball game since 1946. He enjoyed

yard work and raising tomatoes, which he happily supplied his friends. Survivors: Wife, Sue;

Jack White 1927-2012

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cousins, Pat O'Neal of Fort Worth, Laura O'Neal Tauzel of Arlington, Larry O'Neal of Fort

Worth, Nancy Robbins of Denton and Shirley Hurley of Haltom City; and a host of wonderful

friends.

Jack D. White By Fred Fernandez

My acquaintance with Jack started the summer of 2009 while I was running and riding

around the neighborhood. I would always pass by the Whites house, and Jack would be

out watering the yard. Every afternoon I would do my five laps around, and each lap he

would wave to me, and I would wave back. One afternoon Jack waved at me to come

over to him. He told me “you might be the next Lance Armstrong if you keep it up”. He

said I looked like a hard worker and offered to hire me to help him with some stuff

around the house, which I later found out is a whole lot of stuff that is never ending. He

told me “I’ll pay you five dollars an hour”. I took the offer, shook his hand, and came the

next day. After working the first day he told me “you’re a good worker. When can you

come again” and he told me “I’ll pay you real good at 10 dollars an hour”. I looked at

him with a smile on my face and said I would come back the next day. I was always hap-

py to go work for jack, because of all the different jobs there were which allowed me to

learn a little bit of everything. My Dad tells me he thinks I learned a little bit about land-

scaping and design from Jack. I had never painted a driveway before, but Jack taught

me how. He taught me how to keep the pool clean, which Sue knows I’m not very good at. One of the things I really liked about Jack was how he used the resources he

had around him and his creativity to make something out of it, like the bird bath we built

together. I found it interesting when he told me about his website he created that is his

collection of historic photos of Fort Worth. Jack really enjoyed growing tomatoes and told

me stories about his Father planting tomatoes and how much he enjoyed it and wanted

to keep the tradition going. Jack taught me a little bit about everything that I know will be

a huge help in the future. He gave me lots of tips for future purposes that I will hold on

to. Jack was a good teacher, a good neighbor, and most of all, a good friend. I’m going to

miss you Jack, and Sue, I love you very much and like Jack and I both said, I’ll be there

for you.

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HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

ABOUT

BY PEGGY TERRELL

On a pleasant spring afternoon, I spent some time talking to Jack and Sue

White. Jack and Sue have lived in White Lake Hills since 1969. Their beau-

tiful home overlooks the lake and skyline of Fort Worth. They have contrib-

uted and done some wonderful work for our neighborhood. Here are some

facts that you might not know about the formation of our neighborhood.

The late Ted C. Pe-ters was the developer for White Lake Hills. It came to

the attention of resi-dents that he planned to fill in White Lake. Jack White

and other residents were concerned about this issue. They formed a group of 20 residents,

went to Austin, and talked to officials about this problem. The state ordered Ted C. Pe-ters to

upgrade the dam and raise the banks. This was accomplished and we still have our lake. The

other issue that has impacted our neighborhood was “the dump” located on East 1st Street.

You can see the methane gas escaping at night on East 1st Street. This land eventually landed

into the hands of Waste Management. They had a contract to use this area. The landfill was

eventually filled. The city wanted to develop Gateway Park and our neighborhood wanted to

close the dump. More than 200 residents filled the council chambers and stated their con-

cerns. Financial negotiations began with Waste Management, The White Lake School, and

White Lake Association. This was the beginning of our association. A band of residents gath-

ered together for a common cause. Jack White (the communicator), the late Tommie Roddy

(the CPA), and the late Steve Chaney (the attorney) were the driving force for this issue. The

White Lake School had an attorney who was on the school board. The attorney from The White

Lake School drew up the legal document. Many meetings were held and it was decided from

the beginning that the money would be divided be-tween the school and the neighborhood. The

neighborhood received $150,000 in this settlement. A legal agreement was drawn up. Today

this is The White Lake Hills Community Trust.

Jack still kept our neighborhood together. The first directory was published in 1979-80 and

dues of $10.00 were collected on a volun-tary basis. Jack published a newsletter. The late Jean

Wysatta wrote several articles. Don Campbell contributed to the trust later as a trust member.

Jack White continues to make a difference to the City of Fort Worth. You must visit the website

fortwortharchitecture.com. Click on Jack’s collection of over 2500 photos of Fort Worth. Jack

recently received two awards. The first was The Trailblazer Award presented by Downtown Fort

Worth, Inc. Jack was honored for his preservation of historic photos of downtown. The second

award was a lapel pin and certificate presented to Jack for the website thewaywewere by The

Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mary Isham Keith Chapter This site depicts historic

photos of Fort Worth and the establishment of historic photos at UTA.