Gail White:  

Life This is a combined bio for Gail(Fox) White,(Pennsylvanina)Central Columbia Co HS and my husband of40 years, Joseph W. White (Maryland) Westminster,WHS to cover three schools. We have three children, 2 young women and a young man. Before we met Joe had served in the USMC from '62 to '66 during the beginning of the Viet Nam conflict and was stationed in Guam for 18 months. In 1981 he met Gail and they married in 1982. Joe and Gail have 3 children, 55,,51, & 34 as of Dec 2022. All three of our children graduated from Francis Scott Key High, Union Bridge MD. Joe has a degree in Construction Technology and Building Inspection, owned his own business,- Construction Management Sevices, Joseph White, INC. for new homes and business construction in Maryland. Joe worked at Black & Decker before and after he was in the Marine Corps. He attended Universtiy of Maryland after the Marine Corps and later Graduated from Catonsville, with his degree. I worked as Joes VP,secretary, bookkeeper, tax accountant, & gofor and as well as some sales and customer service, I am also a professional artist in many different Mediums. I love Pen and Inks, Pencil, Water color Pencils, Cutting glass, etc... I have a degree in Graphic Arts and have a business of my own called Arts Glass and Graphics. I worked for Xerox for 14 years. Before that I worked for 3M Graphics 9 years as an Master Artist and Color specialist. Now I am a Special Needs Assistant for the school here. We, as a family raised trained and showed American Quarter Horses, at both rodeo's, open and registered shows for 50yrs. We live in a small community and own our own home and property. All our children have been members of 4H, Jay the longest taking Counties speed Trophy and 2nd at states on a home born ,raised and home trained horse. In 2005 our son,Jay-our youngest- track-Lettered in the 4 X 200 Meter, was 6th in the County for long jump & was an Honorable Mention for the Maryland State Distinguished Scholar of the Arts Scholarship for Vocal Music. Before he got to high school Jay played the clarinet and the base clarinet in the band for 5 years. He perform 6 lead rolls in highschool plays, a member of the senior chorus for 3 1/2 years, Tennor section leader for 3 years, and the new Madrigal Chior 1 year. Sang at the All County Choir Eisteddfod 6 years. Was one of the students picked by the chorus director of his high school to sing at the Twonson University Chorale Festival his junior year. Joe and I built sets with the help of Mrs Korn, the classmates and their Parents for each of these 6 plays. He was a member of the Carroll County School of Performing Arts Dance team for 3 years. We built sets for this schools drama class as well. Jay had two leads - Phatom of the Opera-Jay as Rouel summer 05 & Dames at Sea Jay as Tony, summer 06. He graduated from Francis Scott Key High School June 2006,Union Bridge, MD. Fall of 2006 he entered Seton Hill University where he received Track and Field scholarship and Majored in Musical Theater, Minor in History and Dance. Jay is a busy son both in college and when he is home. At college he was an active memeber of the Young Republicans Club,2010 Conservative Columnist for the college paper the Sentonian, the Dance Team, Senton Hill Unv College Chorale, Billiards club, the 09-09-10Fenceing Club and 09-10 lead dancer of the Dance Crew called Justice. Fall of 2006 as a member of the college chorale he got the opportunity to sing at the PA Music Teacher Conference at Hershey fall of 2006. He said it was exhilarating and educational. Summer 07 he volunteered as a coach for a local summer track team to help them ready for summer competition. Oct 07 the college dance team pulled together their rendition of Michael Jackson's Thriller, in which Jay more than willingly became Michael Jackson for 5 performances he repeated in fall of 09,and 10. The team helped raise money for the Make a Wish foundation. $2500. He was recruited to play the base clarinet in the pep band and play the base drum as well fall 07. In 07 November his dance class gave the performance of the dance named play Seven Deadly Sins. Only two men were in the play he and one other he was the only dancer to complete 3 Flying eagles from a stand still. He is striving to educate himself in many different venue's so that he will be able to do just about anything. He is also a fine artist and story writer. . He changed college fall 08 for his Jr year and instituted moving to a History Major at Concord University in Athens, West VA, a beautiful campus located on the top of a mountain. 7 hours away from home was a little to far, 1/09 semester he returned to Seton Hill to continue his History as a minor. He loved it. Summer of 09 Jay was employed at Artillery Ridge Camp ground, Gettysburg, PA. as a wrangler giving horseback historical tours across the battlefield. In his fall and spring semester at Seton he wrote a conservative column for the Setonian college paper and also was interviewed by West Va. PBS television. He campaigned for the republican party in the spring of 2010. After completing his spring 10 semester Jay enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and graduated August 6th 2010 as a Private First Class and an Expert Rifleman. Jay Qualified both Expert Rifle and Pistol at Quantico USMC Base in April, 2011. Working up the ranks...Expand for more