Darlene Louise White, age 59, traveled to Heaven peacefully on the morning of March 31, 2021. She was born on April 12, 1961 on Cape Cod to Charles and Margaret White. Growing up in small town Chatham, she met her husband, Brad White in 1983. After he tenaciously chased her until she grew quite fond of him, they married and raised their three children, Joey, Mandy and Missy.
Darlene was first and foremost a beloved wife and dedicated mother and nana meemaw. She treasured her children and every moment she spent with them, always with an uplifting and joyous attitude for life. She especially loved being nana and meemaw to her six precious grandchildren, at one time being the role of a mother to three of them when they needed that most. She was a lighthearted, vivacious woman with a contagious zest for life and sense of humor that always made everyone around her laugh.
She was a devoted wife for 33 years, making sure her husband Brad knew how much she loved him, and always letting him know that he was putting the dishes away in the dishwasher completely wrong. They spent their years together taking trips to New Hampshire, dining at their favorite restaurants, cruising in fast cars that she’d hold tight in when they cruised too fast, though never saying slow down as to not ruin the fun, and creating the most perfectly imperfect family full of so much love.
Darlene is world-renowned for her unwavering strength and resilience, her capacity to love unconditionally, her knack of making sure she spoiled everyone - especially the babies, her way of so innocently telling it like it is - however it was, how she reckoned it should be, letting you know “that’s not how I would do it,” - “right on, baby,” - and the best one - “it’s okay, everything will be okay.” She was and always will be known for perpetually making everyone laugh and feel loved, and assured that it’s okay, everything will be okay.
Darlene loved to take care of others, her passion was to make everyone in her life happy. From planning surprise parties for her loved ones, to making homemade meals, to being a caring shoulder to lean on, and being the one to make you laugh and forget your worries, she always prioritized making sure that everyone she loved was always happy and taken care of. She loved being in the sunshine with her kids, grandkids, and pets. She loved singing along to the music on the radio, making friends wherever she went, finding rainbows in the sky - she was the rainbow in everyone’s life.
When she had her horse, she enjoyed being at the stable with him and her daughter, her husband, her grandson. She loved eating lobster and having her husband break it open for her, eating dinner at their favorite restaurant on Fridays and breakfast on Sundays. She loved sharing meals with those she loved, making sure everyone had a plate and everyone was eating. She always found pleasure in giving gifts, and seeing the joy it brought to others
She made many memories with the people that loved her, in the hot water of the tub under the snow, going to all the sports games, making all the holiday meals, watching the fireworks, and so much laughter.
Currently she is putting all the dishes where they’re supposed to go in the dishwashers in Heaven, and moving the furniture the way she likes it, and the way she knows we’ll like it, while laughing at us as we put the dishes in the wrong places.
Darlene is the loving and devoted wife of Brad White; the dedicated and cherished mother of son Joseph White and wife Courtney White; daughter Amanda White; and daughter Melissa Miller and husband Byron Miller. She is the adored Nana Meemaw of grandson Maddy White, grandson Aiden White, grandson Dylan White, granddaughter Isabella White, grandson Finley White, and grandson Mogi Miller. She is the beloved daughter of Margaret White and the late Charles White. She is the dear sister of Sherri Bross and husband Zanny Bross; Charles (Chucky) White; Robert White and wife Linda White; Perry White; and the late Jerry White.
She will forever be loved, cherished, missed, and called upon for guidance, and assurance that “it’s okay, everything will be okay.”
In honor of the beautiful life of Darlene White, donations on her behalf can be made to ASH - Action on Smoking and Health. Or simply tell someone you love to put that cigarette out once and for all.
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