Alyse and Logan had been dating for a year and a half when they decided to start investigating a new place to live. After traveling to Seattle and deciding that the unseasonably warm weather in April was still too cold, they booked a flight for Jacksonville, Florida that July. 

The morning of the engagement, Alyse and Logan watched the sunrise on the beach. They then went out for breakfast and spent the day walking along the ocean. They stopped for a frozen cocktail on the beach then continued walking. Eventually, they began to discuss where to stop for lunch. Uknown to Alyse, Logan was trying to determine the best time to propose, becoming increasingly aware of the ring he was carrying.

Simply feeling very much in love, and unaware of what Logan had planned, Alyse squeezed Logan's hand and told him that she just wanted to be with him forever. Logan feeling like he had just been queued, turned Alyse gently to face him and told her that she was his best friend, and that he could not imagine his life without her in it. Getting down on one knee he asked her to marry him, Alyse feeling very excited and full of joy said yes.

A group of beach goers saw the scene unfold, prompting one of them to yell "did she say yes?" to which Logan promptly threw a thumbs up in the air.

Here is Logan and my wedding website:  http://www.theknot.com/us/alyse-and-logan

Alyse joined a running group - Team Challenge - in the Spring of 2013. Alyse met with the group on Saturday's for morning runs, which is where she met Brian White. As part of Team Challenge, the team members choose a location for a destination race - Brian and Alyse both choose Hawaii, and that summer Alyse spent the weekend with her would-be future in-laws on the Big Island in Hawaii.

A few months later, on November 1st of 2013, Brian invited Alyse to a military ball as the guest of him and his wife, Kim. She accepted the invitation and later learned that Brian's son Logan would be in attendance. Brian assured her it was not a setup, and rather he thought Logan would have more fun with someone his own age rather than going with his parents. Alyse had planned on meeting up with them at their house prior to the event, but got caught at work and was very late to arrive. The photo attached to this story, is from that night at the Military Ball fundraiser. 

Logan, after seeing a photo of Alyse, agreed to attend the military ball, but did not think she was going to come at all. When she was running late, he felt it confirmed his suspicions. His parents assured him she would show up eventually, but he waived them off and planned to spend the evening with his parents alone. When Alyse finally did arrive, they were introduced by Brian and the ice was broken through the mutual love of football and discussing their fantasy football teams.

Alyse and Logan liked each other instantly. Alyse became so nervous at dinner that she forgot which hand should hold the fork and which should hold the knife, after switching them back and forth a few times she glanced over at Logan who was staring at her. Unsure what he was thinking, she thought she blew it, but he actually found her adorable.

As the military ball came to a close, Logan thought "what do I have to lose?" and asked Alyse if she'd like to join him for a drink afterwards, agreeing, they drove to a near-by resturant where they talked and talked until they were kicked out at closing time.

They spent every day the following week together. Watching football, movies, and getting to know one another. On November 14, 2013, Logan turned 25 and spent his birthday with Alyse who had purchased him 3 nice bomber beers to try. Later, he invited her to Las Vegas that weekend to celebrate his birthday with him in another state. Now it was her turn to say "what do I have to lose?" and she agreed to go. They spent the weekend in Vegas together, having just met 15 days prior. This is where their mutual love of Las Vegas emerged, where they would some day get married. 

Logan White, age 28, of Frisco, Texas, passed away September 26, 2017.  Logan was born November 14, 1988, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  He married Alyse Haynes on October 29, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Logan was thoughtful, caring, selfless, and unapologetically himself. At 19 years old, Logan enlisted in the United States Army as a combat engineer and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Division (Big Red One), Special Troops Battalion. During his two tours in Iraq, while performing duties as the Primary Gunner of route clearance patrols and convoy security, he achieved the rank of Private First Class, completed the Combat Life Savers Course and earned the following awards and decorations: Combat Action Badge, Iraq Campaign Medal (with 3 campaign stars), Army Commendation Medal (3rd award), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award) and Sharpshooter- Rifle.

After his military service, Logan went to Le Cordon Bleu where he received his culinary degree while working in his cousin's Taco Shop, Tejas Tacos, developing salsas and putting love into everything he made. In November 2015, Logan and his then fiancé, Alyse, moved to Florida so that Logan could pursue commercial diving and welding. He wanted to develop skills that would be useful anywhere so that he could pack up, get on his motorcycle, and go. Logan loved fast cars, particularly old Porsches and BMW M series, and anything on two wheels, the faster the better. He frequently hopped on his bike and drove north until there was nothing but fields around him and road in front of him. Logan gave so much in life and would do anything for those around him. After Hurricane Harvey hit, he volunteered around the clock gathering donations in San Antonio that would be sent to Houston. Logan even started helping with a girls’ soccer team. He gave in death too, becoming an organ donor and saving the lives of 3 people.

Logan is survived by his wife, Alyse White of Frisco, Texas; parents, Kim and Brian White of Frisco, Texas; father, Greg Curtis of Leachville, Arkansas; siblings, Ashton Van Reenen and husband, James, Brendon White, and Carli White, all of Frisco, Texas; grandparents, Pat and Philip Gibson of Norman, Oklahoma; grandmothers, Margie Curtis of Jonesboro, Arkansas and Charlene Taylor of Meeker, Oklahoma; niece, Allie; nephews, Jimmy, Wyatt, and Dexter; aunts and uncles, Shawn Gibson of Dallas, Texas, Holly Maynard and husband, Chris, of Dallas, Texas, Carol Roy and husband, Mark, of Everett, Washington, Charles White of Del City, Oklahoma, Nathaniel Taylor and wife Courtney, of Pueblo, Colorado; and cousins, Noah, Madysen, Speed, Layla, Emma, Matthew, Daniel, Benjamin, Rachel, Emily, Niki, and Shana; and numerous other loving family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Jack Curtis and Lew White, and great-grandparents, Jack and Flossie Speed and Earl and Virginia Gibson.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Allen, Texas.  Interment will follow at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. 

Memorial donations may be made to Warrior’s Heart or 22Kill.