Richmond City, Virginia
WHITE, Van Gilbert, 80, of Richmond, VA passed away peacefully on August 26, 2023. He is survived by his daughter, Kelli White Minneci (Johnny); son, Kevin White; and his two grandsons, Jackson and Fisher Minneci. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Carolyn Lane White; mother,...
Read MoreI am so saddened to learn about the loss of my friend Van. He entertained me with many interesting stories during our 19 months of visits with Heartland. Van truly loved his family and friends and spoke highly of his grandsons. He was one of a kind.
Amy Adamchak
October 01, 2023 | Friend
We all met when I started high school. We had just moved to our house on Grove avenue. Jack, Foster, Bobby, Michael, and Beth. Michael was eight or nine and Beth was about four or five. Wesley lived next door to us. The rest of the story just happened. I don't have any memory of ever officially meeting Van or any of the other guys. We easily dominated the neighborhood. It was sometime later when I realized that all of those guys were in and out Moms kitchen all the time. Van's...
Jack Meagher
September 13, 2023 | Friend
We all grew up together in The Fan in the Fifties in the ally of the 1500 block of Grove Avenue tinkering and customizing cars with Van and my brothers Jack & Bobby, all about a year apart. We considered him our brother. Our Mom called him "my red headed son" he was often at the dinner table.He was a joyous person and ready for anything with a great story.Perhaps the most genial person I ever knew. He was a good father and a devoted friend to all. May he rest in peace. There´s a Bills BBQ...
Foster Meagher
September 05, 2023 | Friend
Van and I joined the Coast Guard the same day March 3, 1964. We both were in the same boot camp company, Oscar 54 at Cape May, NJ for thirteen weeks before going to EM "A" School at Groton Connecticut for five months. Upon finishing "A" school Van was sent to a 311 foot Cutter in the Third CG District, I was sent to the Far East Command. We never saw each other again till we both were at Kings Dominion pushing baby strollers in the early eighty. We yelled at each other and waved...
Lowry Eads
September 04, 2023 | Other
Van Gilbert was like a very good uncle to me. He helped shape me and my career in insurance claims. I met him when I was 17 and looking at a career in auto mechanics but Van took me under his wing and we even stated The Appraisal Company together a few years later in 1984. Van was always smiling and or telling a story. I think of him and Carolyn often and with great fondness. Kelli,lovingly,called me meathead. Rest in Peace Beautiful Friends! Namaste
Alec Abbott
September 03, 2023 | Friend
