Jacqueline Herel White
Jacqueline Herel White, a retired elementary school principal, died at Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Weymouth, after a long illness, Thursday July 22, 2010.
Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Mullin Herel. She graduated from the College of New Rochelle and received her M.A. from Columbia University. In 1957 she married the late William Wallace White and they moved to Scituate. Mrs. White was a teacher and became the first woman principal in the Scituate Public Schools. Over the next twenty years, she was principal of the Central, Hatherly and Cushing Schools.
She was dedicated to the children of Scituate and active in many civic and professional organizations. Mrs. White was active at St. Francis Cabrini Church. She was a vigorous advocate for pet adoption and enjoyed and promoted the arts.
Loving mother of Bill White and his wife Sharon of Scituate, Jacqueline McCarthy and her husband Kevin of Quincy and Patricia White and her husband Rick Martin of NYC. Grandmother of Oscar White Chappelle. Sister of Frank J. Herel and his wife Elizabeth of Old Saybrook, CT.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, MILTON, Monday July 26 at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON, Sunday 3-6 PM. Interment Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Scituate.
Guestbook Entries
For Pat,Rick and all the family…
Saying prayers and thinking of you. Much Love and deepest sympathy,Patty
Dear Jacquie and family: May faith sustain you and memories comfort you as you remember a remarkable woman. God Bless!
Dearest Pat,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Rick and your family.
Love, David and Barry
Dear Pat, Jacquie, Bill and Family,
My thoughts are with you all. God Bless.
Mary Liz
Dearest Pat,
We’re sending our love, strength and prayers to you and to all of the White family.
Love, Patti Matt and Josh Johnston
To pat and family, Please accept my heart felt condolinces. Valerie Gladstone and Local 798
I had the pleasure of knowing Jacqui as a dedicated professional who valued children, teaching and learning. She was very supportive and encouraged me when I was a beginning principal at the Wampatuck School in Scituate.
I will always remember her wit and wisdom. My deepest sympathy to her family and friends.
To the White family, it was with sadness that I heard of Mrs. Whites passing. Please know that there are thousands of former students, like myself, who have fond memories of childhood that include Mrs. White. You are in my prayers.
Dear Bill and family,
“There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” ~ Edith Wharton
I think that quote describes your mother’s gift to her students, their parents and our community. She was a wise and wonderful woman!
Our deepest sympathies to you and your family.
Rick and Nancy Murray Young
I am so sorry for the loss of your dear mother. After the old Jenkins School closed and the teachers were reassigned to different schools, I was fortunate to be assigned to Cushing School with your mother as my principal. She was a wonderful principal. I felt that I had come home. She had a strong faith and I know that she is home now with the Lord.