James H. White was born in Alabama, on May 13, 1942, son of the late James H. White, Jr., and Gladys V. (Worley) White. His formative years were spent in Alabama, Kentucky, and Ohio.

He graduated from Woodsfield High School, in Woodsfield, Ohio and graduated from DeVry Technical Institute, Chicago, IL.

James was married to his wife Barbara for thirty-nine years. He is survived by his brother, Bill White and wife, Debbie, and his sister, Macy Burnette - Alabama. He is predeceased by his sisters, Jackie Vinson and Virginia White-Wadkins – Ohio.

James’s children are son, Allan Crull and his wife, Julie – Florida, and daughters, Christine Paz – California, Gina Weaver and husband, Travis – Arizona, Stephanie Mast and her husband, Bill – New Mexico, Kelly Caldwell – New Mexico, Terri White – Texas, and Dawn King and her husband, John – New Mexico.

He has eleven grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

In his early years, Jim worked for Argonne National Laboratory, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

He then worked in the semi-conductor industry for Texas Instruments, Varian Associates, Intel Corporation, Signetics Corporation and Axcelis Technologies.

James was an avid Chicago Bears fan and a New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox fan.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in James’s memory to your local ASPCA Shelter.