Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory

Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory-Edgewater

Lakemont Memorial Gardens

Robert W. "Bob" White, 85, a 35 year resident of Riva, MD, and previously of Reedville, VA, died on Saturday, September 11 at Arcadia Assisted Living of Gambrills of Alzheimer's disease following a 2-year illness.

Born April 4, 1936, in New York to the late George and Hazel White, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.  Bob served in the U.S. Army for two years.  For most of his career, he worked as an electrical engineer for the federal government.  Bob loved his sailboats, flying his plane, his cats, and all animals.

He is survived by three children, Craig White and his wife, Debbie of Riva, MD, Julie Friedrich and her husband, James of Apex, NC, and Amy Turner of Mechanicsville, VA; and six grandchildren, Colin and Lauren White, Courtney and Victoria Alascio, James Smith, and Emily Turner.

In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by a brother, George White of Rochester, NY.

Friends are invited to celebrate Bob's life at the Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD on Thursday, September 16 from 11 am until his funeral service begins at 1 pm.  Interment Lakemont Memorial Gardens, Davidsonville, MD.  Memorial donations may be made in Bob's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

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