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Dr. Alan Richard White
December 24, 1943 - June 15, 2024
Midtown Funeral Home
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Chicago, Illinois 60618
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 11am until the time of the funeral service at 12 Noon
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Midtown Funeral Home
3918 West Irving Park Road
Chicago, Illinois 60618
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 12 Noon
Interment - Private
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Dementia Society of America
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OBITUARY
Dr. Alan Richard White
Dr. Alan Richard White died peacefully on June 15, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. He was 80 years old. He was the beloved husband of 56 years of Victoria Ann White; loving father of Bruno John White (Banu) and Natasha Louise Edwards (Craig); dear brother of Derek John White and Marion Frances Siddall; and cherished grandad of Lara, Kenan, Hakan, Eleanor and Amelia.
Alan was born on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Alan graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom in 1970 with a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics. He married Vicky, who was also attending Cambridge, in 1967. The couple moved to Echenevex, France in 1975, where Alan worked as a physicist in the Theory Group at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Following the birth of both of their children, Alan and his family made a transatlantic move to work at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. In 1982, Alan moved to Argonne National Laboratory, where he worked as a physicist until he retired. Alan and Vicky retired to the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina before moving back to Chicago in 2023 to be close to family. Alan was a kind-hearted, witty man who was passionate about his work and family. He also enjoyed watching English football and was a loyal fan of Southampton F.C. His children remember him as a loving father who encouraged them to pursue their dreams.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 23, from 11am until the time of the funeral service at 12pm at Midtown Funeral Home, 3918 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60618. The service will be available by Zoom. (Please access the link by clicking on "Livestream" at the top of the notice.)
In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to Dementia Society of America, www.dementiasociety.org. Please sign the guest book at midtownfunerals.com/.
Arrangements by Midtown Funeral Home and Cremation Options. For more information, please call 773.654.3744 or visit www.midtownfunerals.com