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Jim White Obituary
Jim White, beloved husband of Beverly White for 62 years, passed away at Holston Valley Medical Center on October 2, 2023.
He was a 1957 graduate of South High School in Knoxville, earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1961, and a Master of Experimental Statistics from North Carolina State University in 1963.
Jim was a senior statistical associate at Eastman Chemical Company, where he worked for 36 years. He spent two-and-a-half years at Eastman in Cosoleacaque, Mexico, and was a Fellow of the American Society for Quality.
Jim was a nondenominational Christian and married the love of his life in June 1961. He was an avid fisherman who enjoyed the outdoors. He was an early adopter of computers, embracing the potential of technology. He enjoyed reading, a good joke and telling stories to grandchildren.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Ray Franklin White and LaVerne Rieben White; a son, Greg White; and his sister, Mary L. White. He is survived by his devoted wife, Beverly White, son Kevin White (Lesley), daughter Bethany White (Ash Aboushall); daughter-in-law Sylvia Massey (Matt Pearson); granddaughters Mandy White Rogers (Alex), Kara Rebecca Robinson (John), Maya Aboushall; grandson Zachary White; great-grandchildren Atley, Alton and Ainsley Rogers; special aunts Mavis White and Mavis Jones; several cousins, and many dear friends.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, October 6, 2023 at East Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park, with a graveside service following. Visitation will begin at 12 Noon. Officiants, Jerome Frandle and Jason McInally.
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Charles Sproles
October 5, 2023
Sympathy to all the family. We have such good memories of Jim from work and our neighborhood. Loved his smile and his kind words. Prayers for the family. Charles and Pat Sproles
David McClaskey
October 4, 2023
I am so sorry to hear of Jim's passing. I enjoyed working with Jim when we both worked at Eastman. He had that rare combination of being able to solve very complex statistical problems to help make sense of the data and did so with a great sense of humor.
To illustrate his sense of humor, I remember after he retired from Eastman, he came back to an Eastman event and shared a story about retirement.
The story he told was: this retirement isn't the easy life people told me it would be. There is no end to the decisions you have to make. For example, every morning I get up and have to decide if I am first going to have breakfast or first go down to the mailbox and get the newspaper. Then I have to decide what I am going to have for breakfast. And then I have to decide what I am going to watch on TV. I am telling you there is not end to the decisions I have to make. So, I would advice you to keep working as long as you can.
That store was told to me maybe 15 years ago and I still remember it. It always makes me smile. He had that kind of impact on people. Helped make their day a little better.
Jim will be missed.
David McClaskey
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