Hywel White

June 4th, 1931 - June 20th, 2018

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Hywel White, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 20th. Born on June 4th, 1931 in Cardiff, Wales, Hywel is survived by his sister Anne, his two sons, Richard and Christopher, four grandchildren, and a number of other family members in both the US and UK. He will be joining his wife of more than 50 years, Frances, who passed away in 2010.

A strong believer in education and learning, Hywel graduated from Cardiff University and then received his PhD in Physics from the University of Birmingham where he met Frances. After moving to the United States in 1959, he taught at both the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University before centering his efforts on research at Brookhaven National Laboratory and then finally at Los Alamos National Labs.

Hywel and Frances moved to Santa Fe in 1986 and thoroughly enjoyed their time getting involved in local activities including the Desert Chorale. They made many friends and cherished the relationships that were developed. Although we are saddened to see Hywel depart, we are comforted that he did so on his own terms, supported by family and friends, and content in the opportunity he had to lead a full life.

Hywel will be cremated with no explicit services but everyone’s kind thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. Many thanks to Hospice, PCM, and Coming Home Connection for their care and support.

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	Name	Hywel White
	Date of Birth	June 4th, 1931
	Date of Death	June 20th, 2018

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	Funeral Home	Rivera Family Funeral Home - Santa Fe
	Address	417 Rodeo Road Santa Fe NM 87505 United States

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Mark Davison published a tribute .

My sincere condolences to the family of Mr.White. I was privileged to have been in his company on several occasions while visiting my sister Kathleen Davison Lebeck in Albuquerque. Once I was invited to a dinner at their beautiful home in the hills close to Sante Fe. A most memorable evening. The wine the food was wonderful. He spoke of his work in Physics and as a person of science myself, i found him to be fascinatingly interesting. The world is a lessor place without him.!!!

Dharam Ahluwalia published a comment .

Hywel, I miss you. With your passing, I have lost a friend, a mentor, and a physicist of a very high rank. I am not given to feel lonely, but you without being around I know I'll be lonely in a true sense.


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Marvin Marshak published a tribute .

I first met Hywel around 1965 when he was my instructor at Cornell in an electronics course. I was able to connect with Hywel more than any other faculty member at Cornell and he soon became my Faculty Advisor. Several times I also babysat for his two sons Richard and Christopher. Because Hywel and I worked in the same area of experimental particle physics, for many years I would see him from time to time at professional meetings or during my visits to Brookhaven or Los Alamos Labs. For me, Hywel was a Mentor whom I will never forget, as well as an outstanding professional colleague.


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Kate Smith published a tribute .

Dear Hywel, you and Frances were the first friends I made when I came to this country. I have valued you both greatly and miss you both very much. You were a tremendous influence in my life. love you both always, Kate


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