In Remembrance: Edgar J. “Ned” White ’68 Died on January 29 2021

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Ned White (class of 1968) passed away in his home in South Thomaston, Maine, on January 29, 2021, after developing complications from cancer treatment.

Ned was a freelance writer for print, public and commercial television, theater, and corporate media. His work included seven original musical plays for young adults; adult audience participation mystery plays; a children's TV series; a movie of the week for HBO; and a variety of comedy, drama, and documentary for broadcast.

Ned was also a crossword constructor for the New York Times, an author of six novels (nedwhitebooks.net), and a blogger for the Bangor Daily News where his blog Journeys Over a Hot Stoveregularly appeared from 2013 to 2019.  He graduated from Yale in 1968 as Scholar of the House and a highly accomplished pool player.

A keen observer of people and the world, Ned found beauty and amazement nearly everywhere. He had a deep fascination for physics and life beyond Earth. He was a self-taught guitarist and pianist. He was a fierce seeker of truth and loathed pretense. He loved the open skies of New Mexico, where he lived for eight years, but especially embraced the down-to-earth honesty, humor, and serenity of Maine and Mainers.

Ned is survived by his wife Carla and his three children Sam, Amy, and Molly; his brother, Ridge; two sons- and a daughter-in-law; two brothers- and three sisters-in-law; five grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a godson.

—Submitted by the family.