Whitney LaShae Margaret Wiley

WHITNEY LASHAE MARGARET WILEY, daughter of Claudett Dargan and Lonnie Wayne Wiley, was born October 12, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland. Whitney's educational journey began at Mt. Washington Elementary, expanded to Fallstaff Middle School, Douglass High School, Walbrook High School and ended at BCCC. Whitney's first chosen career was to be a Marine Biologist. She was excellent at languages, writing and enjoyed Civics. Whitney was an avid reader and enjoyed writing short stories and poems. She was a member of Douglass High School's J.R.O.T.C. Whitney had looked forward to joining the U.S. Army, but opted out to her mother's fears of Iraq. When thinking of Whitney, the first word that comes to mind is "giving," Whitney was unselfish to a fault. Whitney would feed the homeless, giving them money and she always had a word to impart. Whitney was a true giver, not a taker. One can say without a doubt, she embodied the missionary spirit much like that of her mother, grandmothers and great-grandmothers before her. Whitney's brother Trent was her friend and confidant throughout life, especially after the birth of her son Kylil. Whitney made numerous friends and associates during those short nineteen years she was with us. None were closer than the "Crew:" Jasmine, Serita, Kammesha and her cousin Keyera. These five were a constant fixture on Everton Road. Whitney started her spiritual journey at the New Saint Mark's Baptist Church and was baptized by Elder Donald Majors. She loved Rev. Jones and admired Pastor Freeman. Whitney often would attend Elderslie - St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Mt. Washington, the neighborhood church where she was one of Rev. Nancy's top recruiters for the Youth Department. Whitney would later join the congregation at The Empowerment Temple, where as Whitney would say, "Rev. Bryant keeps it real!" We would be remissed if we did not mention Whitney's love of children, seniors, dancing, writing, music and Caribbean cuisine. Boo Wiley, Big Whit, G-Boo and Little Whitney (as she was known by her big brother in the community) were the affectionate nick-names she was known by. Wherever Whitney was she gave of herself. Whatever she had she would share. Whitney could adjust and deal with people from all walks of life and treated everyone the same. Whitney' pretty and radiant smile was her trademark and will always be remembered. Whitney departed this life suddenly on May 24, 2006 to go on to be with the Lord. Whitney's sign off was always, "See you later!" Goodbye is too final. Whitney leaves to cherish her memory: one son, Kylil; mother, Claudett Dargan; father, Lonnie WIley; two brothers, Trent and Cameron Wiley; grandmothers, JoAnn Dargan and Elizabeth Wiley; grandfather, Osbie Wiley; eight aunts, Arabian, Teresa, Angel, Valerie, Sheila, Charity, Margaret and Paula; seven uncles, Cleveland, Anthony, Aaron, Richard, Tony and Emmanuel; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends to include Master Jordan Toles; her buddy pal, second cousin, and friend, godfather Kitrell Knight; godbrothers, Corky, Marck, Timmy, Willie and Big Brother Darrell Rigby. Thanks to "Mr. Michael" for those early and impressionable years and "Mr. Beau" for those tough teen years. Rest on Boo-Wiley, We'll see you on the other side.

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Whitney LaShae Margaret Wiley

October 12, 1986 - May 24, 2006