In Loving Memory
Chip Whitley
September 24, 1962 - March 10, 1997
| Chip was my first-born child and was a delightful little boy from the
very beginning. I often tell people he and I grew up together. I enjoyed
watching him grow into a kind, considerate little boy and continued to
watch his character traits develop into a generous and caring young man.
He was unique in many ways. He never judged anyone, but set his own standards
by which he chose to live his life and believed in God with all his heart.
He was kind to everyone he met and spread laughter everywhere he went.
One of his former co-workers told me that everyone who worked with Chip
delighted in being around him.
Chip enjoyed an unusually healthy childhood. He maintained good health as the years rolled by. Then suddenly he was deathly ill: Diabetes. I don't think he ever fully realized what hit him so hard. He thought he had a stomach virus. Every doctor who worked with him after he arrived at the hospital informed me the disease had been racking his body for a long time. I will never understand how anyone could be so sick for so long and not show any evident signs of such an illness. My son lived three weeks in the Intensive Care Unit at a Knoxville hospital where he received excellent care. His death was traumatic for his brother and me. We loved him dearly and have suffered a huge void in our daily lives since losing our precious loved one. A mother's love never ceases. A son is a son forever . . . doesn't matter where he is. His brother and I know we will see our precious Chipper one sweet day in heaven. But for now, we are certain he is very busy taking care of us in his new role with his Father on high. We have marked Chip's grave with a heart-shaped headstone. Chip's four year old nephew thought his Uncle Chip would know we all love him very much if we selected a heart. So we did!
Home Town - Seymour, TN
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