passed away on Wednesday June 13th 2007
he was the eldest son of Bruce and Mary Baxter White.
He was born in Bath Maine - March 15 1925
he attended freiberg preparatory Academy and graduated from
and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1951. his long and distinguished military career included serving in W.W. II as a bombardier and master navigator in the European Theater, the Korean Conflict, and Vietnam as a combat aviator. He was also a Atlas Missile Commander during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bruce retired from the Air force after 27 years of service and moved his whole family to Boise - where he embark on a 17 year career as a school teacher - Garfield Elementary - he loved to teach and was innovative with his methods. he love to bring aviation and sea navigational maps to class and teach children the history of being a world class adventure. Always the Entrepreneur he turned his passion for salmon fishing into a successful summer business when he opened White's Trophy Salmon Fishing Lodge on Malcolm Island in Canada. Bruce was a lifelong sportsman who had a tremendous competitive spirit. As a world class skier he placed 4th in the FIS (Federation of International Skiing) competition in Kitzbuhel, Austria in 1946, and won a prestigious Falstaff Cup as a member of the American team for Walker Air Force 1965. In his Later Years he was a familiar Pro on Bogus Basin, Idaho. He love to sail and was the Southern Idaho Sailing Association San Juan 21' Champion three years in a row and placed 4th in the San Juan Nationals in 1976. he regularly played squash, racket ball, and tennis even at 82 in the last months of his life. Bruce was a founding member of his morning coffee group which got together to talk about Politics, Stock, and Military Campaigns.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years Marjorie D White, three Children Bruce H M White III, Dennis E White, and Caroline White McQuade and grandpa has 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Grandpa your a great man a true American hero and you will always be remembered - I miss you and love you God rest your soul
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