Eileen Evans-White

Lucile Eileen White was born June 18, 1932 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado the daughter of Dewey Evans and Lucile Oberly. The Heavenly Angles called her on November 23, 2010 to come join her two sons, and parents in the presence of her Maker.

Eileen lived in Georgetown, Colorado where she attended grade school. In the 1940's the family moved to the Barnum area in Denver. Eileen was of the 1950 Graduation class from West High School - Denver.

While attending West H.S. she was a cheer leader for the "Cowboys", and sang in the "Singing Christmas Tree".

In 1950 she married Thomas Loran White of Denver. He was in the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in California. In July 1951 the family was blessed with their first child - Steven. Not long afterwards they learned that Steven was a microcephalus child and would have profound retardation and multi-physical limitations. Eileen and Tom set forth taking care of Steven with much loving care. In September 1957 the family had their second son - Dewey. Again it wasn't long before they discovered that Dewey also was a

microcephalic child.

Then in 1960 Eileen, at the age of 28 was found with breast cancer. After a radical mastectomy, she would receive massive doses of radiation. She was very determined that cancer would not prevent her from raising and caring for the children. She was a "Cancer Survivor" of 50 years!

As with all career service personnel, the family was asked to move several times from coast to coast and to places in-between. During this time they made lifelong friends who would become part of their 'extended family'. During the years the family was also very involved with the "CB" world and this again adding friends to their 'extended family'.

In the early 1960's while still in California, Tom and Eileen became foster parents to Phyllis and Fran who were sisters. Phyllis moved several times with them.

After Tom's retirement, they made their home in the Denver area. Their first son died in 1977.

Their home was always filled with plants and flowers that Eileen would 'nurse' to perfection. Over the years, many special dogs and cats became part of the household and they too learned of her tender love and training care. Eileen enjoyed traveling, especial to the mountains where they would stay near a quiet lake or river. After the second son died in 1995, she learned to bowl and play the organ. She worked on several of the West High School 1950 Reunion committees. During the year she would spend amazing amount of time creating scrapbooks of their family's and 'extended family's' activities. There was a book for each year of their life.

Eileen is survived by her husband of 60 years, two foster daughters, a foster sister - Betty Stoumbaugh of Georgia, and a multitude of 'extended family' and friends.

An abundance of memories will comfort those that knew her.

Hopi Prayer (Slightly Changed)

-auth (unknown)

Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight On the ripened grain.

I am the gentle Autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

of quiet white doves in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry.

I am not there. I did not die.

My Spirit is still alive...