RALEIGH, N.C. (May 16) – Saint Augustine's University mourns the loss of baseball coaching legend Dr. Henry E. White, who passed away on May 3, 2019. Public viewing takes place Friday, May 17, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visitation is the same day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The site is Blakely's Funeral & Cremation Service on 714 E. Franklin Street in Monroe, N.C.

The memorial service will be held Saturday, May 18, at First Baptist Church of Monroe on 109 Morrow Ave. in Monroe, N.C. Public viewing is 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the family will receive visitors from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Celebration of Life service starts at 12 p.m.
 

A 1972 graduate of then-Saint Augustine's College, Dr. White was well known for his baseball coaching achievements at his alma mater. Beginning in 1981, White won 360 games, eight CIAA titles and six CIAA Tournament crowns in 21 years as Falcons' head baseball coach. In 1984, he directed the Falcons to the NAIA District 26 championship and a regional berth in Bluefield, W.Va., where they placed third.
 

That same season, White was the assistant coach on the men's basketball team that finished as NCAA Division II national runner-up. He also was the head women's basketball coach at Saint Augustine's from 1998 to 2001 and later spent five seasons as head baseball coach at North Carolina Central University from 2006 to 2011.
 

Saint Augustine's University recognized White's accomplishments by inducting him into the school's Falcon Foundation Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
 

In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Dr. "Coach" Henry E. White Memorial Fund at any Wells Fargo branch or the address of 6241 Dogwood Trail, Lithonia, GA, 30058. Donations can be made online at http://bit.ly/2DL8gPA. One of Coach White's last wishes was to send donations to this fund.