GAY DANIELS WHITE
Wife of Frank White, 41st Governor (1981-1983)

Born: March 7, 1947
Children: three stepchildren
Original Home: born in Oakland, California

Although Gay Daniels was born in California, she grew up in many places. Her father's Navy career took the family to many states, the British West Indies, and Trinidad. As a college student she attended Tulsa University and Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. On March 22, 1975, she married Frank White, each having been previously married. His three children from his earlier marriage completed the family.

Mrs. White held membership in the Republican Women's Club, the Scattered Seed Garden Club, Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae, the Twentieth Century Club, Volunteers in Public Schools, and the Fellowship Bible Church. Her activities included lecturing on the dangers of smoking, teaching English to Vietnamese students and working for a publicity campaign for the United Negro College Fund. She was chairman for the Arkansas Children’s Auxiliary’s 1980 fundraising event. She often worked for the interests of senior citizens bringing their needs and concerns to the attention of her husband. She also was honorary chairman of the Mother's March of Dimes.