Annie died tragically and unexpectedly last Tuesday in the company of her family. She is the only child of Ken and Carole Whitacre with whom she lived the past three years in Mountain View, CA. Annie was born in San Francisco, CA and grew up in Los Gatos, CA where she attended Challenger Pre-School, Van Meter Elementary and Fisher Middle Schools. After graduating from Pinewood High School in Los Altos, CA she went on to study psychology at Reed College in Portland, OR for 1.5 years.

One of the highlights of Annie's childhood was her long association with Walden West Day Camp at Sanborn Park, Saratoga. Here Annie, a.k.a. "Rattlesnake" (her camp name) worked with a magically imaginative and talented staff, while learning basic hiking and wilderness skills. She attended as often as possible as a camper and later went on to become a staff counselor.

At Pinewood School Annie was trained and mentored by Spencer and Shanel Williams who developed her into a skilled vocalist. She appeared regularly in stage productions at Pinewood including Whisper House, All My Sons, Sound of Music, and Les Miserables. At Reed College Annie continued her involvement with the stage, working part time for the Sound Collective setting up media equipment for campus concerts, presentations, and events. Annie played piano from an early age and resumed study this year taking lessons to develop improvisation skills.

Annie worked several part time jobs recently at Live Nation, Rhino Productions, Marriott, and Guitar Center and planned to return to school next year in the sound engineering field. Her career path followed her lifelong interest in music and the performing arts.

Services will be held at Spangler Mortuary, 799 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA Sunday June 11, 2017 at 2pm. Visitation begins at 1pm. In lieu of flowers donations to the American Cancer Society are welcome.