… G.I. Bill, leading to a downturn in the flight training business, but Sky Ranch and all involved made its mark on the community.
Her godson James Miller, who’s also a pilot, says, “There’s such a thing as being a trailblazer. There are very few black female trailblazers in aviation.”
After she was inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, Houston Independent School District (HISD) named the Aviation Science Lab at Sterling High School in her honor.
She’s received many other awards for her groundbreaking decision to fly. We were there when the Houston Area Urban League Guild honored her.
Guild member Tony Provall agreed, saying, “She’s the epitome to me of everything that is possible when you put your mind to it.”
But for White, it’s simple.
“I just had a good time in life,” she said.