Obituary

ROBERT H. "WHITIE" WHITE, JR. - age 45, of Winchester, unexpectedly in NH, died on Wednesday, June 30th. Loving father of Madison N. and Mikinlee J. White of Winchester. Beloved son of Robert H. and Jerry (Larkin) White of Woburn. Dear brother of Jodie White of Reading and Kate Stone and her husband Dan of Westford. Cherished uncle of Catharine Lee Mead, and Chloe and Daniel Stone. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at Woodbrook Cemetery, 100 Salem Street, Woburn, on Wednesday, July 7th at 11:30 a.m. There are no calling hours. Donations may be made in Rob's memory to the Madison and Mikinlee White Fund, c/o TD Bank, 280 Montvale Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801, or to the Mass. Lions Eye Research Fund, PO Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742.

OBITUARY:

Robert H. "Whitie" White, Jr., a native of Woburn who had lived in Winchester in recent years, died suddenly on Wednesday, June 30th, after having suffered a massive heart attack while playing golf in New Hampshire. He was forty-five years of age.

Rob was born in Woburn, the son of Robert H., Sr. and Jerry (Larkin) White. He grew up in North Woburn and attended the Linscott-Rumford, Kennedy Middle School, and graduated from Woburn High School with the Class of 1983. He played football in high school and held the record for the longest punt for the Woburn High football team. After high school he continued his education at Bridgton Academy in Maine and went on to graduate from Oklahoma State, where he was the kicker for the football team.

Rob initially worked for A-1 Tower Company, along with his father. He lived in Kwajelein, part of the Marshall Islands, for seven years while working for MIT Lincoln Labs on the world's largest antenna/satellite. Also employed by Raytheon, he eventually became a partner in the mid-1990's in Advanced Welding of Woburn, where he was a project manager.

He loved all sports, including hockey, football, baseball, street hockey, and especially golf. Nothing was more important to Rob than his two daughters, Madison and Mikinlee. He was an attentive and devoted father with a huge heart and a great sense of humor. His family was his priority in life and he will be remembered as a loving son, father, brother, uncle and friend.

Surviving along with his daughters, Madison and Mikinlee, are his parents, Robert H. and Jerry (Larkin) White of Woburn, and two sisters, Jodie White of Reading and Kate Stone and her husband Dan of Westford. He was also the cherished uncle of Catharine Lee Mead and Chloe and Daniel Stone.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a graveside service at Woodbrook Cemetery, 100 Salem Street, Woburn, on Wednesday, July 7th at 11:30 a.m. There are no calling hours.

Donations may be made in Rob's memory to the Madison and Mikinlee White Fund, c/o TD Bank, 280 Montvale Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801, or to the Mass. Lions Eye Research Fund, PO Box 6050, New Bedford, MA 02742.

Arrangements by the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn.