After a hard-fought battle with cancer, Joseph "JD" White went home to Jesus on June 05, 2024 at age 50.  During the two years after his diagnosis, JD never lost his hope or faith in God, and continued to bring a smile or a laugh to those around him.  Many were surprised to learn he was even sick, because he always walked in with a grin, spreading his kindness and charm all around.  Up until the day God called him home, he insisted on working hard and living life to its fullest.  

JD was born to Butch and Vileen White on July 10, 1973 in Beaverton, Oregon.  One of his sister Bobbie's favorite memories as a child was digging in the dirt with JD, looking for nightcrawlers with their dad so they would have something to go fishing with.  She said they would be covered in mud, and just get so excited when they would find one. In his younger years, JD played a little basketball, but loved playing baseball and soccer, surfing on his longboard, and goofing around with his friends. 

 JD met his wife Cindy when they were just kids.  They first met in youth group at First Baptist Church of Aloha in 1987. They began dating in high school, but broke up in college and went their separate ways.  Neither of them could forget the love they shared, though.  Eight years later, in 2002, God orchestrated another chance for them to meet at the same church they met at so many years before, and the rest was history. They married in June, 2003 and went on to have their daughter Alexia and their son Adonaiah, both of whom he adored.  He taught them how to enjoy life, but also how to live a life that could be a testimony of faith to others.  In 2021, JD and his family moved to the Pan Handle of Florida, as he had always dreamed of living and retiring somewhere tropical.  In addition to being a dedicated and loving father, JD was an incredibly hardworking guy.  He loved his job as a pipefitter with Harder Mechanical and would travel back to Oregon during the summers to work with his old crew for a while.  He also loved to build, and just two weeks after a very invasive abdominal surgery to remove the cancer they had found, JD was building a two-story shed in his backyard.

JD gave his life to Christ as a child, and though he would be the first to admit he walked away from God's plan as a young adult, he never lost his faith throughout his entire life.  Over the past ten years, his faith grew stronger and stronger, and was most certainly what carried him through his battle with cancer with unwavering hope.  He would read his Bible every day, sometimes for hours.  He knew whether he lived or died, God was never leaving him.  He said that he would love to be healed, but if not, he would be going to a much better place than this earth.  He shared this hope and faith with those who surrounded him. What he prayed for most was that the people whom he loved and who loved him would all come to have a personal, loving relationship with God, too.  

JD joins his mom Vileen, who was called home to Heaven just weeks before he was.  She was leading the way, and one can be certain that at this moment they are joking and laughing with each other, singing goofy old songs and dancing goofy little dances together, just as they did here on earth.   

"Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time.  But no one seems to care or wonder why.  No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come." ~ Isaiah 57:1-2 (NLT)

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