WHITE, Frederick Gale 1927-2018

WHITE, KLATT, MIXDORF

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 11/23/2018 at 16:59:20

U.S. VETERAN

Frederick Gale “Fred” White, 91, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

He was born May 13, 1927, in Waterloo, son of Gale A. and Hattie M. Klatt White. He married Ruth E. Mixdorf June 28, 1953 at First Lutheran Church in Waterloo. Fred graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1945; attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie and the Iowa State Teachers College as an undergraduate, before graduating from the University of Chicago Law School in 1951.

He practiced law in the Waterloo area for over 60 years. He worked as a trial attorney, trying hundreds of cases all over northeast Iowa. He served as the Assistant County Attorney in Black Hawk County. He also worked at Rath Packing Company and taught a class at UNI for some years.

Fred served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II as a Cryptographic Technician. He helped found Iowa Legal Aid; was a member of the Iowa, American and Black Hawk County Bar Associations, the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers, Iowa Board of Bar Examiners and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Fred was a devout man of character. He took care of his family and friends his whole life. He started as a young boy selling papers and magazines and watching over his younger brothers. He also cared for his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. As a young man, Fred volunteered for the military before he was of legal age to enter, and his mother had to accept his high school diploma on his behalf because he had already shipped out to join the Army.

After his time in the military and completing law school, Fred moved back to Waterloo, married Ruth, and raised two daughters. He and Ruth recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.

He was admitted to practice law in Iowa, in federal court, and in the United States Supreme Court. During his esteemed legal career, he established the claim of loss of consortium for spouses in Iowa and was a finalist for the Iowa Supreme Court. Many people would seek his counsel or legal opinion, including many of his peers in the legal field and judges who acknowledged his mastery of law.

He was an avid reader with stacks of books throughout the house. He excelled as a public speaker and storyteller. He supported the Waterloo Public Library. He also enjoyed fly fishing, tying his own flies, and preparing holiday turkeys. Most of all, he valued the special time he spent with his daughters and wife.

Fred is survived by his wife, Ruth White of Waterloo; one daughter, Lu Ann (Barry Russell) White of Johnston, IA; three brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Sue Ellen White; and two brothers, Richard "Dick" and John White.
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Services:
Monday, July 30, 2018 at the Katharine Graham Pahl Chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery, 3430 West Fourth Street, Waterloo, Iowa

Cemetery:
Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by the Iowa Army National Guard Honor Guard, Evansdale AMVETS Post #31, and Waterloo AMVETS Post #19.

Memorials:
Iowa Legal Aid Foundation, 1111 9th Street, Suite 230, Des Moines, Iowa 50314, the Salvation Army, or the Waterloo Public Library

SOURCE: Locke funeral home website
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