Kenneth H. White Jr. M.D.

Dr. Kenneth H. White, Jr. 78, of Farmington, formerly of West Hartford, beloved husband for 46 years of Joanne Buxton White, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 5th. He was born July 26, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio and after high school served in the U.S. Merchant Marine where he first developed his love of the sea. In 1950, he graduated from Youngstown State University in 3 years. At the University of Maryland School of Medicine he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society and graduated in 1954. After serving in the US Navy for 2 years in Bethesda MD, he returned to Johns Hopkins Hospital for his residency in Radiology. It was there that he met a young radiology technician and got married. They moved to Hartford in 1960 where he became an attending Radiologist at St. Francis Hospital. He was co-founder and president of the Connecticut Valley Radiological Group with Richard Cobb, M.D., until his retirement in 1992. He was a fellow in the American College of Radiology, and served as president of the Radiological Society of Connecticut and the Connecticut Valley Radiological Society. From 1983 to 1994 he was an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology at the UCONN Medical School. He was honored to serve on numerous other professional societies and medical governing committees. A man of exemplary character, he will be remembered for his outgoing nature, wisdom, and his love of life. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved bicycling, tennis, baseball, hiking and sailing. His greatest joys were softball games and bike rides with his family. He was a proud member of the Insurance City Barbershop Chorus, the Old Guard, and Farmington Country Club. He was an active member of the First Church of Christ Congregational where he taught Sunday school for many years. In addition to his wife he is survived by his son, Kenneth H. White III and his fiancé Marcelle Blundo of Wilton, NH; his 3 daughters and their husbands; Kelly and Stephen Pesek of Weston, MA; Karen and Jeffrey Hadley of Whitehouse Station, NJ; and Jennifer and William Pennoyer of West Hartford, CT. He also leaves 9 adored grandchildren: Tyler, Emily, and Timothy Pesek; Jonathan, Max and Samantha Hadley; and Sophie, Nina and Grant Pennoyer. He also leaves one brother, John B. White and his wife Donna of Girard, Ohio. The family would like to thank the staff of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Connecticut and Mercy Community Health for their wonderful care. He will always be loved and sadly missed by his family and anyone who knew him. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 9th, at 10 a.m. in First Church of Christ Congregational, 12 South Main St. West Hartford. Burial will be private. Friends and family may call on Tuesday March 8th, from 5-8 p.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 18 North Main St. West Hartford, CT 06107.

Kenneth H. White Jr. M.D.

March 5, 2005