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The presentation of the Major Lee White Jr. and Ann Weeks White Memorial Trophy, for the Grand Champion of the Working Hunter Division occurred at the Dalton Fire Company annual horse show recently. Leah Cruciani riding the horse named Fifty King owned by Erin Kane was presenting the trophy by Major Lee White III.

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Shown is Leah Cruciani riding the horse named Fifty King owned by Erin Kane. Presenting the trophy is Major Lee White III, at left. At far right is Cheryl Hart, a longtime friend of the White family.

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Ann Weeks White owned the Golden Eagle School of Riding for more than 40 years. She died February 1 at 91.

According to Christine Davis, owner of Your Horse Resource for Northeast Pennsylvania, "Ann Weeks White was an amazing woman. She owned The Golden Eagle Riding School in Dalton. One of her childhood show horses was named The Golden Eagle. I rode and worked for her for many years. She not only taught horsemanship, but taught me morals and responsibility at an age when I needed to be taught both. She had such class. She watched over us as ‘Mother Eagle.’ The world is a little emptier without her in it but boy oh boy, what a legacy she leaves behind. She touched and taught so many people, she will always live on thru them and theirs.”