Eight Bells: Edgar P.E. White

Edgar P.E. White (84 yr) died peacefully on January 7 surrounded by his family. A life-long resident of Manhattan and Mantoloking, NJ he graduated from Allen Stevenson, Groton and Harvard. He served in the Korean War, and worked as a stock broker on Wall Street. He was predeceased by his identical twin brother, Sumner W. White, III, with whom he won a Gold Medal sailing in the 5.5 meter class with Dr. Britton Chance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. Edgar was an active member of the Union Club, Mantoloking Yacht Club, and a past Master of the Holland Lodge. Services to be held at the Church of the Epiphany, 1393 York Ave., Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 2pm EST.