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https://www.flipsnack.com/alcbf/naomi-white-funeral-program/full-view.html A Loving Tribute in Memory of Naomi Dolores Mosby White “The woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 Naomi Dolores Mosby White was born November 12, 1949, at Holy Cross Hospital in East Austin to James Edward Mosby, Jr. and Eva Marie Melancon Mosby. She was their seventh of eight children who all grew up in a large, loving faith-filled family. She was baptized at Holy Cross Catholic Church on N0vember 27, 1949 and led a long life of love of God. With her family, Naomi grew up attending daily Mass, working with her parents and siblings in their home and at Holy Cross performing various activities there and in the community. She sang with the Holy Cross Choir for almost all of her life and participated in special performances throughout the Austin area. She assisted her parents with the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. When the five sisters began a daily prayer phone line during Covid, she joined or led prayer with the group for years even to her very last day. She attended Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, St. Austin’s School and St. Mary’s Academy High School. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education on May 16, 1971. She also earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Elementary Education on August 23,1973. She met her husband, Clarence White, Sr., while attending Prairie View A&;M and they were married on August 2, 1986. To this marriage union, three children were born: Dr. Clarence White, Jr., Joseph Jerard White and Alisa Nicole White Walker, all of whom were baptized and raised in Holy Cross Catholic Church and educated in Austin, Texas. Naomi initially started her teaching career in San Marcos, Texas before becoming a substitute teacher while raising her children with her husband, Clarence Sr. She began working for the Internal Revenue Service as a Tax Examiner on January 28, 2002 and was recognized for over 20 years of service. She loved to swim! She began swimming lessons at Rosewood Park as a small child and went swimming almost every day during the long hot summers in Austin! She shared this love of swimming with her children and granddaughter as they too frequently went swimming every summer. She was an avid tennis player with her husband when their children were small. In earlier days of better health, she walked with her sister, Bernadette, and others at the track at old Anderson High School. Naomi loved to eat and was a great cook as well. She was known particularly for her delicious enchiladas, Fiesta Salad, and chili beans. She loved gumbo, Elgin sausage, and fried fish. She enjoyed holiday meals with friends and family, especially BBQ prepared by her brothers-in-law: William, Jim and Kevin. She recently enjoyed a meal with family and friends at her favorite restaurant, Red Lobster. Naomi loved to go….anywhere! She was always ready to get up and go…to the mall, ….to church, ….to work…..on a quick run to Elgin to pick up hot sausage, weekend or week- long trips to visit family or friends in Dallas, Houston, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Washington, D. C., or anywhere else! She was the youngest of the five Mosby sisters who frequently traveled together on many Mexican, Caribbean and Hawaiian cruises and trips. They visited Jerusalem and many cities of Israel, and even sailed the Sea of Galilee! They also traveled to Rome, Assisi, Lourdes, Paris, and the Great Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany! She explored her African heritage with her son Joseph, in a visit to Alisa her daughter who then lived in Tanzania, East Africa. There she stepped onto Mount Kilimanjaro! Naomi enjoyed and loved everyone. Anyone who came in contact with her could feel it. She was quiet, smart, and had a keen eye on the present. She believed in the Apostles' Creed and prayed the rosary every day. She loved music, dancing, laughing and just being around and interacting with others. Naomi enjoyed living and all that came with it. Naomi was welcomed into eternal life by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Father Tom Frank administered the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and the Apostolic Pardon (Blessing) at the Hour of Naomi’s Death. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence White, Sr., her parents, James E. Mosby, Jr. and Eva Marie Mosby; her brothers, James Edward Mosby, III and Dr. Richard Mosby; her nephew, William Bacon; her sister, Eva Hill; her sister-in-law, Lynetta Mosby and her brothers-in-law, Kevin White and Allen White. Naomi leaves to cherish her memory her sons, Dr. Clarence White, Jr., Joseph Jerard White; her daughter, Alisa Nicole White Walker; her granddaughter, Maraya Walker; her sisters, Mary Elizabeth Bacon, Bernadette (William) Cay, and Gloria Aldridge; her brother, Dr. Gerard Mosby; her sisters-in-law, Grace Mosby, Joyce White and Lazella (Brad) Armstead; her brother-in-law, Dr. Marvin (Marion) White and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. She will be fondly remembered and greatly missed.

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Naomi Dolores White

November 12, 1949 - September 21, 2024