Beth Ann White, 56, of Philadelphia, savvy entrepreneur, former bank financier, Realtor, and animal rights activist, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, of a heart attack while traveling in Narragansett, R.I.
“She always had a lot of energy,” said her husband, John. “She never stopped giving and devoted her time to many people. She never got enough of giving.” In 2018, after her local spa relocated, she and a partner, noticing few wellness centers in Manayunk, opened the 1859 Wellness Spa & Salon on Main Street. And, while the business had to close during the pandemic, it reopened in 2020.
She joined First Union Corp., which became Wachovia, in 2000 and spent four years traveling the world and working on million-dollar deals as vice president and national sales consultant coordinator. “I had an exceptional career,” she said in a shortMrs. White was also a vociferous defender, benefactor, and rescuer of animals, especially dogs.