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Lillian Joanne Lyles White (September 12, 1929 – March 9, 2011), known as Joanne White, was an American philanthropist, teacher, humanitarian, and social entrepreneur from Alexandria in Rapides Parish, who founded and co-founded several non-profit organizations and service agencies in Central Louisiana, including Angel Care, the Hope House, the Shepherd Center, Rapides Parish Habitat for Humanity, the Central Louisiana Food Bank, Care and Share, and Christmas Cheer for Children.〔 Mrs. White was a founding member and first President of the Louisiana High School Speech League and the Tournament of Champions.〔 Mrs. White also helped to create the Kuumba Center, the Wally White Lecture Series, and Aiken Option School.〔 In 2011, following her death, White was specifically commended as one of "Louisiana's finest daughters" by the Louisiana House of Representatives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First Extraordinary Session 2011, House Resolution No. 13, By Representatives Dixon, Hazel, and Roy )〕 ==Early years== White was born in Cheneyville in Rapides Parish, the eighth of twelve children born to Samuel Pickles Lyles and the former Marie Myrtle Guy. She graduated from Lecompte High School in nearby Lecompte. Mrs. White's eldest sister, Sue Eakin, was a well-known Louisiana historian, and her grandson, Lamar White, is an award-winning investigative journalist and disability rights advocate. In 1950, White graduated from LSU with a Bachelors in Science in Speech and Social Studies. While at LSU, White was a founding member of the Delta Gamma sorority.〔 In 1999, White earned a certificate from the Harvard School of Divinity's Summer Leadership Program.〔 In 1951, Joanne Lyles married Paul Donald White. Together, they had six children.〔〔
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