Rex J. White |
| Posted 2018-02-07 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 <<< Rex J. White passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife Dixie, family and friends by his side Dec. 21, 2017. He was born to Rex and Dorothy White on May 28, 1942 in Duncan, Oklahoma. Rex grew up in Bellflower, California and graduated from Bellflower High School in 1960. He enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving 1961 to 1965, and was a member of the Air Force’s traveling tennis team. After his discharge, he went into the HVAC industry, working for several companies in Orange County, California before starting his own company in 1979. Rex enjoyed all sports. He played basketball, softball, tennis, golf, bowling and boating on the Colorado River in Parker, California. He also liked to cook, play cards and dominoes. He always was very competitive. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Rex never met a stranger. He decided to sell his company and retire in 1999 to his second home in Lake Havasu City. He and Dixie married in January 2000 and moved to Havasu full time. He met a young man, Greg Simmons, an artist with wood. Well, Rex flunked retirement and opened up a new business with Greg, Tri Pacific Enterprises Custom Wood Products. He had a gift for sales and enjoyed people. He joined the Lake Havasu City Rotary Club and the Lake Havasu Chamber of Commerce. The company grew from two to 20 within a few years. He had a talent for envisioning what his clients wanted. He closed the company in 2009 due to the change in the economy. He is preceded in death by his father, Rex F. White, stepfather John L. McCoy and stepmother Verna White. He is survived by his wife, Dixie White, mother Dorothy (Dotty) Bride, sister Voni Larson, brother Ron White (Judy), sister Debbie O’Neal (Frank), daughter Sandy Arlasky (Frank), son, John White (Chris), stepdaughter Carol Ann Zuck and step-granddaughters Samantha and Vanessa Zuck. He’s also survived by granddaughters Lindsey White and Devyn Arlasky, grandsons Adyen White and Steele Arlasky, aunt Ruth Evans and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Rex’s memorial service is Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. at Lake Havasu Baptist Church, 2101 N. Palo Verde Blvd. Pastor Mike Moorhead will officiate. The family thanks many people for excellent care, compassion and support shown to Rex during his 4 ½ year battle with cancer: Dr. Binder, Dr. Prater, Dr. O’Neal, Dr. Ramon, River Valley Hospice and nurses Dee and Tammy. In lieu of flowers, please donate to River Valley Hospice, Cancer Association of Havasu or Lake Havasu City Rotary Foundation. |
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