Thursday, April 19, 2007
Nicole White: Smithfield native known for her love of animals and the water
Nicole White
- Age: 20
- Status: Junior
- Majors: International studies and German
- Hometown: Smithfield
- High school: Smithfield, Va.
- Parents: David and Patricia White
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Nicole White came to Virginia Tech planning to study veterinary science, but later changed to a double major: International studies and German. Still, she was known in her hometown for her love of animals, an affection that was apparent in her after-school activities.
In high school, for example, she worked at a local barn, caring for horses and doing the unenviable work of cleaning stables. When she came to Blacksburg, she volunteered at a stable there as well, according to published reports and her Virginia Tech student profile.
She also loved the water, friends said. She was a trained lifeguard who worked at the Luter Family YMCA in Smithfield and at the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club, both near her home in the suburbs of Newport News. She also taught Sunday School at the Nansemond River Baptist Church in north Suffolk, where her family worshipped.
And Nicole was popular -- her Facebook page, for example, sports 106 friends. She was dating a childhood friend from Smithfield.
-- Andrew Kantor
