Lori Ann Whitney

1952 - 2025

Lori Ann Whitney

May 5, 1952 - February 18, 2025

Sun Lakes, Arizona - Born 1952 May 5 (Bellingham, Washington); died 2025 February 18 (Sun Lakes, Arizona).

Born and bred in Bellingham, Washington, Lori spent the summers of he youth at her family's cabin on the eastern shore of Lake Samish. In 1974, Lori graduated from Western Washington University (Western Washington State College in those days), with a degree in psychology.

In her youth or in her adulthood, Lori enjoyed playing the piano; riding her bicycle (she did the annual Seattle-to-Portland 2-day bike ride six years in a row); hiking; water- and snow-skiing; riding her horse; playing golf, racquetball, and pickleball; dancing; playing cards, especially cribbage; and singing karaoke.

Lori was Kiwanian of the Year 1990/1991 for the Kirkland (Washington) known in the club as "Sparky". Kiwanis Club. Because of her sprightly wit and quick comebacks, she was

In their RV, Lori and her husband Jerry traveled the USA extensively. On two of their lengthy trips, they met up-once in the New Orleans and once in the Big Bend National Park of Texas-with Lori's parents, who had traveled from Bellingham.

Lori was preceded in death by her father, Dale Whitney; she is survived by her mother, Patricia Whitney, and both her brothers, Blair Whitney and Brett Whitney, all of Bellingham, Washington, as well as her husband, Jerry Packebush, of Sun Lakes, Arizona,

Of all the things that Jerry loved about Lori, one of the things that he loved most was her friendliness and warmth-she always had a smile on her face. vivacity and bonhomie. Lori enjoyed life and was full of fun, and will be remembered for her infectious vivacity and bonhomie