Taco Mourns the Loss of John Hazen White III

CRANSTON, RI — The White family and Taco Comfort Solutions have released a statement announcing the sudden passing of John Hazen White III, 35, on Thursday, November 3, 2022.

White was born in Providence, RI on September 30, 1987. He was a graduate of Moses Brown School in Providence and Wheaton College in Norton, MA. He began his career with Taco during his high school years, starting in maintenance and working his way through many departments. His experience also included a position with B.J. Terroni Company in Bensalem, PA. His Taco career path led to his most recent position as SVP, North American OEM Sales. 

The statement goes on to say:

"He was loved by Taco employees and his customers as much as he loved them.

"Everyone who knew John experienced his caring, big-hearted personality and sense of humor. He had a passion for creative writing, reading, traveling, and most of all spending time with friends and his family. He was most proud to be the husband to Katelyn White, and father to his daughter, Madison Marie." 

White is survived by his wife Katelyn, daughter Madison Marie, parents John and Elizabeth White, brother and sister-in-law Benjamin and Kirsten White, their daughter Winona Rose, and grandmother Rose Ann Stair. He is also survived by his in-laws Brett and Rosanne Zerba, Diane Zerba, sister-in-law and husband Meghan and Charles Amos and their children Bradley and Cassidy, and brother-in-law and fiancé Brett Zerba and Jackie Giardina, and Katelyn's grandmothers Marie Zerba and Rita Surdyka. He is preceded in death by grandparents John and Happy White, Clark Stair, Richard Zerba and Edward Surdyka.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks those concerned to consider donating to the John Hazen White III Endowed Scholarship at Community Preparatory School, 135 Prairie Ave, Providence, RI 02905.

Online donations can be made to the John Hazen White III Endowed Scholarship at https://www.communityprep.org/pages/ways-to-give.