Ali Abdul Rahmaan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ali Rahmaan passed peacefully at home in his sleep on June 5, 2020. He was born Oliver E. White on January 28th in 1953 to his parents Roland O. White and Dorothy S. White in Annapolis, Maryland. He was the youngest of two children. As a young man, he converted to Islam. He was educated in the Baltimore, Maryland schoolsystem and graduated from Forest Park High School. After graduation, he attended Morgan State University and was employed by the Social Security Administration. At the age of nineteen, he was united in marriage to Shuron Burton and from this union, 5 children were born. The entrepreneurial bug hit him around this time and he opened his first restaurant called, Ali’s Sandwich Palace, located in East Baltimore. Ali became another business owner during the ‘80s and 90’s when he converted a movie theater in Landover, Md into a highly successful night club named ‘Club Distinction’. Later he expanded and renamed the nightclub ‘Utopia’. Utopia would feature up and coming comedians such as Chris Rock and musical entertainers such as Evelyn Champagne King before they became household names. He later opened a restaurant in Laurel, Md called, What’s Cookin’, and made a return to Baltimore where he opened a restaurant near the Inner Harbor called Pizzazz. He loved being in business for himself and spent much time studying it. He also loved multi-level businesses and was involved in many. His ultimate goal was always to make sure that he provided for his children whom he loved so much. He was preceded in death by his wife who died at an early age giving him the full responsibility of caring for his five children. In the early 2000’s he switched gears and launched a successful deck and patio company in Prince George’s County called Capital Deck Builders. Most recently he was the co-owner of another successful company, ACE Fences, Decks & Patios. Ali later converted back to Christianity and was a follower of T. D. Jakes. He reached many people and touched many lives. He was always there to empower and motivate. He was a firm believer in owning your business and was instrumental in encouraging others to do the same. Ali was an outstanding man and father. His time spent living on earth was very well spent and he will never be forgotten. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shuron. He leaves to cherish his memories with love: his three daughters, Akinah, Aaliyah, and Aneesah; two sons. Ali and Hassan; His mother, Dorothy S. White; his devoted sister, Linda White Andrews, brother-in-law, Robert Andrews. His grandchildren - Daquan, Ruqayyah, Kareem, Kaniya, Marcus, Hassan Jr, Amani, and Jase (Chase:)). He also leaves a host of extended family members and numerous amounts of cherished friends.

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Ali Abdul Rahmaan

January 28, 1953 - June 5, 2020