John W. White, Jr., age 82, a resident of Irving, Texas for 48 years, died Thursday, April 9, 2015. He was born August 29, 1932 in Opelousas, Louisiana to John and Alma White. John is survived by his wife, Gayle of Irving; daughter, Mary Pugliese and husband James of Coppell; son, Nicholas L. White of Saginaw; granddaughters, Antoinette, Leslie, Kate, Clare, Reagan, Brylee; grandsons, Nicholas and Johnny; sister, Marilynn Dykes of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and brother, Ronald J. White, PhD and wife Margaret. Services are pending.