George Perkins White, 86, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died of natural causes at his home on Rittenhouse Square, on December 24, 2011. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 22, 1925, and was the second son of Robert Hugh and Maude Perkins White. He is survived by a niece, Eden W. Rafshoon of Washington, D.C., and nephews Robert L. White of Asheville, N.C., Richard P. White of St. Simons Island, GA, and Steven J. White of Atlanta, GA, and a sister-in-law, Carmen Robinson of Asheville, NC. He was predeceased by his only sibling, Robert H. White, Jr. George grew up in Atlanta, attended Episcopal Academy in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the U.S. Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps. Following graduation he was commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Navy and was assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. After his military service, George returned to his native Atlanta to manage concert artists and musical attractions in the southeast. He became manager of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and, in 1951, served as assistant festival manager at Aspen, Colorado. In 1952, he was recalled into service as a Lieutenant and assigned for a second tour of duty in Yokosuka, Japan, where he also served as special adviser to the Yokosuka Musical Society composed of naval personnel and Japanese residents of the city. In 1954, George moved to San Francisco where he was executive secretary of the San Francisco Symphony Foundation, and later to Chicago, where he was in public relations. He ultimately settled in Philadelphia where he founded Rittenhouse Travel. He was a member of the vestry and a trustee of the endowment committee at St. Mark's Church on Rittenhouse Square. He also served on the board of directors of the Opera Company of Philadelphia, and was involved with various cultural and volunteer organizations in Philadelphia. George's life-long love of opera, music, and theater were the basis for regular trips to Santa Fe, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Europe. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 1:00pm at St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. George will be interred in Atlanta, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to St. Mark's Church or the Opera Company of Philadelphia, 1420 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Arrangements by The Oliver H. Bair Co. (215) 563-1580.