Richard White
Richard N. White, 76, of Butler passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born May 22, 1944, in Butler, he was the son of the late William H. and Ruth (Robinson) White.
Dickie was a 1963 Butler High School graduate where he was an outstanding football player. He also sang Doo-wop in the group “The Continentals” in the early 1960s.
He had served as an Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne during the Vietnam War, stationed in the Panama Canal. He was a member of American Legion Post 117.He enjoyed fishing, NASCAR races, and camping with his family at Vacationland Campgrounds. He also enjoyed family vacations to the Outer Banks.He retired from the Butler Fire Department after 20 years of service. Dickie, also, had been a firefighter for McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, Calif. He also had worked at Slippery Rock University and had driven truck for Victory Express and school bus for Valley Bus Lines.He had been an assistant coach for Penn Street Cardinals Midget football team and was an avid football fan. Dickie was Baptist by faith.Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Gloria (Scudder) White of Butler; three children, Lisa (Jeff) Suchonic, Kelly (David) Potts and Amanda White, all of Butler; four grandchildren, Kristi (Eric) Abbott, Brea (John Ewing) Suchonic, Mikayla (Kirk) Guidotti and Micah Potts; three great grandchildren, Keira & Eric Abbott and Rowan Guidotti; and his two sisters, Dorothy Smith and Doris Henderson and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Beverly White, Maxine McCall and Shirley Johnson; and his three brothers, William, James and Walter White.White — Friends of Richard N. White, who died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, will be received from 2 p.m. until the time of the service at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler, with the Rev. Jim Lewis, officiating. Please wear a mask and social distance per COVID regulations.Interment will be private.For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
