William W. White ’61

Bill died Oct. 30, 2025, at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y.

Born in Willoughby, Ohio, he came to us from Bronxville High School. At Princeton, he majored in mathematics, was in the Savoyards, and took his meals at Terrace. He played tuba in the marching and concert bands and was awarded the Arthur H. Osborne Trophy for dedicated service to the marching band. He roomed with Don Emmerson, Ed Diener, John Paul, Paul Wathen, Rick Skillman ’63, and Tom Conrad ’63.

In 1966, Bill received his Ph.D. in operations research at UC Berkeley and then began a long career with IBM, largely in the research division, retiring in 2004. He then spent 10 years with the AARP Tax Aide volunteer program in Westchester County, N.Y. He and Theda traveled internationally often and pursued their interest in the opera and classical music

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Theda, whom he met at Berkeley; son Matthew and daughter Maja and their families, which includes two grandsons; his sister Marsha; and brother Jim ’63.