Ingrid Joy Wilhite

Ingrid Joy Wilhite Ingrid Joy Wilhite, born May 4, 1959, in Boise, Idaho, passed away suddenly at Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, Calif. on Jan. 15, 2008 of complications from a Glioblastoma brain tumor diagnosed only three weeks before. She leaves behind a large and much beloved family and many friends in the Boise area, as well as a large and creative chosen family of friends and filmmaking peers, associates and clients in the San Francisco Bay area. She was cherished and cared for in her final moments by her life partner, Sauni Symonds, also from Idaho, and Ingrid's best friend of 25 years, Nicole Grimmer, of Germany and her partner, Denise Dupree. Ingrid is preceded in death by her father George Wilhite. She leaves behind and will be missed greatly by her mother, Wilma Wilhite, who lives in Kuna, her Aunt and Uncle Donna and Richard "Dick" Coonse, as well as her four brothers: Wesley, Thomas, Martin, and Ralph and his spouse Evana. She was a terrific light and inspiration in the lives of her nieces, nephews, cousins and second cousins: Wilhite: Michelle and David Hays, Abijah, Taylor, Paul, Alexis and Raymond Lawlis, Jena, George and Presley, Nichole, Ashley, Donna and Mariah, Lynda, Gengly, Wendy, Wes Jr. Coonse: Mona, April, Billy Joe, Wade and Rhonda, Kayla. Manzer: Kathy and Warren, Alicia and Laura. Ax: Robert and JoAnn. Ingrid attended Indian Creek Grade School, as well as High School in Kuna, and graduated from Rutgers University in 1982 with a B.A. in Communications. After graduation she moved to San Francisco where she started working initially as an audio/video technician and then as a video editor for an advertising agency. In an extremely competitive business, she ultimately proceeded to establish herself as a very successful and sought-after independent video editor, liked and admired for her creativity as well as her professionalism and dedication to her clients, winning industry awards for several of her projects. Ingrid was a multi-facetted and talented woman: a filmmaker of Women's Film, winning awards for many of her Shorts, an accomplished accordionist who performed publically at times, a woman who loved film, books, music, and the arts, as well as skiing, hiking, and biking. She travelled all over the world, even lived in Germany for 10 months, but ultimately she always wanted to retire near her family in Idaho. She also leaves behind a grieving cat family, including Ignatius Robert "Iggy-Bob", Minnie Pearl, Diva and Mojo; her god-cats: White Boy and Tabeasta, in addition to many other 9-lived recipients of her love, donations and volunteer work at the SFSPCA and the Feral Cat foundation of Santa Rosa. In keeping with her spirit, and in lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be sent in her name to the Boise SPCA or the National Brain Tumor Foundation. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27 at Boise First Congregational United Church of Christ, 2201 Woodlawn Ave. Refreshments will follow the service.