Kayla Rae Whitten

Kayla Rae Whitten was born on July 23, 1987 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and passed away on May 19, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Kayla was a vibrant, loving young lady who loved her family and friends. She especially loved her birthdays, books, movies, attending the Renaissance Festival, Phoenix- Fan Fusion, drawing pictures, and going to Disney for Harry Potter. She was a member of the Young Adult Autism Society group of Greater Phoenix - North Valley division. Kayla was a graduate of the Pinnacle High School class of 2005. After High School she worked as a courtesy clerk at Fry's grocery store for 8 years. She was most recently employed at SSP in the food preparation area. Kayla's greatest love was her family. Her older brother Keith was her biggest fan and she was his. Every summer, Kayla's birthday was celebrated as a large family event. She was surrounded by all her family for those celebrations. When her family lived in New Hampshire, everyone would drive there and celebrate together. As she got older and her family moved to Arizona, she would fly back to Central New York in July and be treated like a queen. Aunt Susie had the party at her house. This year's theme...[more]

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s to be Frozen 2. While in New York she stayed a few days with her Aunt Julie and Uncle Richard watching movies and then spent days with her grandparents and other aunts and uncles doing activities like going to the movies, hanging out at the Destiny Mall, shopping at BoxLunch with her Aunt Tina, and visiting with her cousins from Utica, New York. She loved going there it was a special time for her. Her Grandpa and Grandma took special care of her even though she would say she was watching them. She loved all of her aunts and uncles; Aunt Susie, Aunt Tina; Aunt Julie, Aunt Lisa, and her uncles; Uncle Richard, Uncle Anthony, Uncle John, and her cousins; Whitney, Kirkland, Joey, and Alexis. They all made her feel so loved and special all of her life. Kayla is survived by her parents, Patte and Gary, her older brother Keith (and Erin, his wife). In addition, two sets of grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Putrelo of North Syracuse, New York, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Whitten Jr, of Milford, New Hampshire, along with all of her aunts, uncles, and cousins. And a huge extended family in Utica, New York who loved her dearly. Kayla was the best daughter any parent could ask for. She was deeply loved, and will be missed forever. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix, at https://phxautism.org/