

WARWICK - WHITE, Douglas C., 61, of Red Chimney Drive, died peacefully Tuesday at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Capuccio) White. They had been married for 37 years. He was born in Boston, MA, and he had lived in Warwick for the past 34 years. Mr. White had been the anchorman at WJAR Channel 10 news for the past 28 years. He began his Rhode Island broadcasting career in 1972. He received countless awards and accolades for his broadcasting accomplishments. He was a former member of the Massachusetts National Guard, and a former member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve in Rhode Island. Besides his wife and mother, he leaves his children Jonathan Cameron White of Warwick and Matthew Douglas White and his wife Cassia of West Greenwich; a brother Randall White, Esq. and his wife Julia Held of Jamestown; his grandchildren Chloe R. White, Riley M. White, and Jackson Douglas White; his mother, Eleanor (Edwards) White of Port Charlotte, FL; his brothers-in-law Donald Capuccio and his wife Gillian and Stephen Capuccio and his wife Patricia, as well as many nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late Harold White. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at 10:00am in the Cathedral of SS. Peter & Paul, One Cathedral Square, Providence. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers donations to VNA Care of New England-Hospice, 51 Health Lane, Warwick, RI 02886 in his memory will be greatly appreciated.
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