Candice Marie Wheelhouse
January 12, 1978 - October 15, 2010
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Candice Marie Wheelhouse
January 12, 1978 - October 15, 2010
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CANDICE MARIE WHEELHOUSE
BORN IN HARBOR CITY, CALIFORNIA
ON JANUARY 12, 1978
GOD CALLED HER HOME ON OCTOBER 15, 2010
IN LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA
CANDICE MARIE WHEELHOUSE, 32, WAS THE OLDEST OF THREE DAUGHTERS BORN TO DOUG & CINDY WHEELHOUSE ON JANUARY 12, 1978 IN HARBOR CITY, CALIFORNIA.
HER EARLY YEARS SHE LIVED IN LAWNDALE AND LATER MOVED TO LAGUNA HILLS WITH HER FAMILY WHEN SHE WAS 8. SHE GRADUATED FROM LAGUNA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1996.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, SHE STARTED OUT WORKING AS A RECEPTIONIST FOR KAISER. SHE REALLY ENJOYED THE MEDICAL FIELD. SHE EVEN WENT ON TO SCHOOL FOR ‘ULTRA SOUND TECHNICIAN.’ THIS PAVED THE WAY FOR HER WORKING AS A SCHEDULER IN THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT A HOSPITAL IN SAN CLEMENTE.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO SHE MOVED TO SAN CLEMENTE AND RECENTLY RETURNED TO LIVE IN LAGUNA HILLS, CA.
SHE PORTRAYED HER OWN SPECIAL FASHION EVEN BEFORE IT WAS IN STYLE. SHE WAS A LOVING AND ‘TEASABLE’ DAUGHTER; A FUN FILLED SISTER; A SPECIAL AND CARING SOULMATE; AND AN ADORING, LOVABLE GRANDDAUGHTER.
SHE LOVED TO SHOP! SHE DIDN’T SPEND A LOT, BUT IF SHE HAD THE TIME, SHE WOULD SHOP EVERY DAY. SHE ENJOYED READING BOOKS, MOSTLY THE THRILLER, MYSTERY TYPE. SHE LOVED TO SPEND HER EVENINGS WATCHING MOVIES OR ALSO GOING OUT TO THE MOVIES WITH SHANNON. ONE OF HER FAVORITE THINGS TO DO WAS TO GO OUT TO DINNER WITH ALL THE FAMILY. SHE HAD LOTS OF FUN VISITING LAS VEGAS AND ALSO, THIS PAST YEAR, SHE AND SHANNON HAD A PASS TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND WENT AS OFTEN AS THEY COULD.
GOD CALLED HER HOME SUDDENLY AND TOO SOON. CANDICE WILL TRULY BE MISSED BY HER PARENTS, DOUG & CINDY WHEELHOUSE; HER SISTERS, TIFFANY WHEELHOUSE, BRITTANY BOYD; HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, DANA BOYD; HER NEPHEW, HUNTER BOYD; HER MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, PEGGY WICK; AND HER BOYFRIEND AND SOULMATE, SHANNON HALEY; ALONG WITH MANY AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COUSINS.
A ROSARY/VISITATION WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010 AT 7:00 PM AT O’CONNOR MORTUARY IN LAGUNA HILLS.
A MASS TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE WILL BE HELD AT ST. KILIAN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, MISSION VIEJO ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 AT 10:00 AM.
FINAL RESTING PLACE ASCENSION CEMETERY, LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA.
THE FAMILY WANTS TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF CANDICE’S LIFE; FAMILY, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, AND ESPECIALLY SHANNON WHO LOVED HER WITH ALL HIS HEART.
THE FAMILY IS ALSO THANKFUL FOR THE KIND ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND COMFORT OF THE STAFFS AT SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, O’CONNOR MORTUARY AND ST. KILLIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
‘CANDICE WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS!’
54 responses to Candice Marie Wheelhouse
Robert D. Wheelhouse says:
October 5, 2011
A year ago today was the last time I heard your voice, I miss you so much. It also started the worst two weeks of my life and I still regret the decisions I made during that time. I hope you forgive me. Love Daddy
Mary Spinner says:
October 10, 2011
Candice, As we approach one year since God took you home to be with him we want you to know how much you are missed. Our lives will never be the same without you here! My heart breaks for your Daddy and Mommy as they miss you so much. Please find a way to let your Daddy know that he did everything he could possibly do for you, but God just wanted you home with him! You will always be in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. Love Aunt Mary
Daddy says:
November 3, 2011
Candice
While I held your hand,
As I tried to say goodbye,
“It might be for the best”, they said,
But I knew that was a lie.
I gazed at your handprint
On that fateful day,
You wouldn’t feel pain again,
But I wanted you to stay.
You fought for every breath you took,
Never letting go,
Until that day God made you His,
Leaving all of us below.
Although you couldn’t talk,
Or even open your eyes,
Your life had more impact,
On all of our lives.
Daddy says:
November 4, 2011
I often think of you
When you were very small.
You left your fingerprints
On almost every wall.
Back when you were growing up
They were such happy years.
How you would smile and make up games
I remember through my tears
Some day we will be together
In heaven up above.
But for now my little girl
I send you all my love.
Love Daddy
Doug Wheelhouse says:
December 13, 2011
CANDICE
I feel like I’ve just existed
And now it’s been over a year
I don’t know how I’ve lived and breathed
Without you being here.
I know you lived your lifetime
As short as that seems to me,
But the pain in my heart is still so great,
Yet I know your spirit is free.
At times I think I hear you
The thoughts of you come to my mind.
I struggle for the sound of your voice,
But your voice I cannot find.
Yet you come to me in many ways
So I know you did not die,
You want to tell me that you’re close,
And to please stop asking why.
Our lives on earth seem all too brief,
Or brief as it seems to me.
But where you are is forever,
GOD calls that Eternity!
I MISS YOU, DADDY