On April 27, 1953, Ronald White, son of the late James Lawrence White, Sr and Mildred

White was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. After a battle with a chronic illness, he

entered eternal rest in his home at Phoenix, Arizona on February 3, 2024.

He was a Code Compliance Specialist (Plumbing) for the District of Columbia

Regulatory Affairs for 17 years. He retired from DC government in 2019. He served as a

Project Manager for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology on the Walter Reed Army

Base and J&J Worldwide Services for 3 years. He was a foreman, estimator, plumbing

field supervisor as well as a sole proprietor of three companies: R White Plumbing,

Inspect-Detect, a home inspection business and Trade Max, LLC a training company.

He enjoyed plumbing and received his Master Plumber/Gasfitter license in 1985.

Ronald trained and mentored several plumbers throughout the metropolitan area. He

taught the journeyman classes for Skilled Tradesman Trade School and ABC

Apprenticeship School as well as facilitated master plumber prep classes.

In 1959 Ron moved from Salisbury, NC to New Haven, CT. In 1971 he graduated from

Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut. He later moved to Washington, DC

in 1978 and married Andri White in June 1980. From this union they had two sons,

Jahmal and Eric.

In November 1980, Ronald joined Redeemer Baptist Church. He loved God, this church

and all its members. He became deeply involved in the church by serving as a deacon for

35 years. He served as a trustee, Sunday School teacher for young adults, Troop 800 Boy

Scout master, usher, choir member for Gospel Choir and Male Chorus and led Prayer

Band. He regularly attended Bible Study and Sunday School. He thoroughly enjoyed

singing It’s Your Season to Be Blessed, If I Could Touch the Hem of His Garment, and

Blessed Assurance. He looked forward to singing with the Male Chorus We Three Kings

of Orient.

Lastly, he loved riding his motorcycle throughout the city. During Memorial Day he

participated in the Rolling Thunder ride with his brothers-in-law on the mall to honor

veterans. He would ride with his neighbor, take day trips and ride to Connecticut and

Boston. The one pride and joy he had was riding Korina on the back of the motorcycle.

This God-fearing man was predeceased by his mother, Mildred Townes White, father,

James L. White Sr., sister, Joyce Elaine White Brooks and brother, Jospeh Arthur

White. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Andri White, two sons, Jahmal White

(Keri) and Eric White (Michelle), Phoenix, Arizona, sister, Jacqueline Smith, West

Haven, CT, brothers, James L. White, Jr, New Haven, CT, Alvin White, Portsmouth, Va.

Sister-in-law Ruth Hackney (Jerry); sister-in-law Lynn Miller (Steve); Granddaughter,

Korina White, Redeemer Church family and many friends, nieces, nephews and cousins.

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