WHITTINGTON, Sandy

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Published Sunday, January 22, 2012 - Sandy Whittington, 51, of Santa Barbara, Calif., passed away peacefully Jan. 18, 2012 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. At her Serenity House bedside were family members and close friends. In October 1960, Sandy was born in El Paso, Texas, youngest daughter of Buddy and Jean Whittington. She started school in Anthony, N.M. When she and her mother moved to Pinetop, Ariz., Sandy attended high school. After graduating from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, earning a degree in interior design and membership in the American Society of Interior Designers, she moved to Phoenix. In the late 1980s she and her husband, Jay, relocated to Santa Barbara, Calif., where she worked at Garrett’s Furniture and Jordano’s Marketplace. Many Saturday mornings found Sandy exercising and talking to dogs at the Santa Barbara Humane Society. Her beloved English Bulldog, Brit, basked in her passion for animals. Sandy covered hundreds of miles on her bike and kayaked for hours with treasured friends. With others, she shared her enthusiasm for art and design. We may never know the number of people, whose lives were touched by Sandy’s gentle charm, endearing laugh and genuine compassion, many of which were friends for life. Sandy is preceded in death by her father, Howard (Buddy) Whittington, and her mother, Jean Whittington. She is survived by her husband, Jay Harris, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; her sisters, Carol (C.J.) Edmonds and husband, Bob, Lake Havasu City, and Julie Duncan and husband, Kerry, Oxford, Ga.; niece, Lauren Duncan, Covington, La.; nephew, Matt Duncan, Atlanta, Ga.; cousins, Meg Bergquist, Austin, Texas, and Robert Gilbert, El Paso, Texas; and many, many dear, close friends who can testify to the magnitude of Sandy’s heart. To the Santa Barbara community, the family wishes to express profound gratitude for its outpouring of affection for Sandy and to Salon Patine and L’Oreal Hair Centric for their generous support. A special thanks goes to Trinity Episcopal Church. As per her request, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Santa Barbara Humane Society, 5399 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-2093 or to Serenity House, 930 Miramonte Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-4435. Arrangements by McDermott-Crockett Mortuary.
Posted by mhenderson on January 23, 2012

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