On January 17, 2016, CNBC contributor Ben White mentioned his wife for the first time in the media when a Twitter user named Ludditeblogger tagged him in a post saying that if he is a Jew-hater, he has to check the facts before tweeting anything.
In response, he tweeted back, “My wife is Jewish, and both my kids are Jewish, but ok.” Well, some years later, of that tweet, he and his wife, whose name is still unknown, appeared to have separated on good terms.
On April 11, 2022, he shared an Instagram post celebrating his son Jacob Kirkwood White’s 16th birthday. In the frame, Ben White appeared alongside a lady and his sons Jacob and Rafi and captioned, “Our beautiful boy,” hinting that the lady might be his ex-wife.
In the meantime, Ben White had already gone Instagram official with his new partner, Sara Schneider. They remained together until the CNBC contributor passed away on June 1, 2024.
Ben White’s girlfriend, Sara, officialized his sudden passing by posting a post on Social Media
On June 4, 2024, Sara Schneider took to Ben’s Twitter account to announce that he was no longer alive.
In the heartfelt tweet, she mentioned that her beloved boyfriend, Ben, took his last breath on Saturday, June 1. Before dying, he struggled with some Illness but briefly.
Sara also shared a sweet video of herself and her now-late partner Ben on her Instagram, with an overlay text that said Ben was the ‘sweetest, funniest, loving and most complicated’ guy she’d ever known and that she would love him forever.
Well, Ben White gave almost 30 years of his life to journalism. He began his career as a Staff Writer for The Washington Post and, at the time of his passing, was the Chief Wall Street correspondent at The Messenger.
As he has contributed a lot to journalism, he will obviously be deeply remembered by the journalism industry and, of course, his family and friends.
We, the The SuperSlice family, also express our condolences to the grieving family. May God grant them the power to deal with the intense sorrow.
Additional Information
- CNBC Ben White was the son of the late D.C. lawyer and activist John Kirkwood White and his wife, Dr. Ann White.
- Ben completed his Bachelor’s degree in History from Kenyon College in 1994.
- Ben White was survived by his girlfriend, Sara Schneider, and his two sons, Jacob Kirkwood White and Rafi White.
