Paul Whitten made his last appearance on November 10th, 2023 at around 5am as the sun was rising over Pechanga Reservation in Temecula California, in his own words, “l have ticket for the showing and I am just a member in the audience” in some corky but wholesome meaning.  When the doctors confronted his children and spouse with the news in January that Paul had a stage 4 cancerous tumor in his brain, there was an overwhelming battle ahead that was to take place in the unknown of what was to come. The Creator ingeniously fashioned Paul on April 2nd, 1970, in Lake Arrowhead, CA, who was born to Donald Trew Whitten and Lee Torrey-Hohman (Clock). Being born in the great rock and roll era of the 70’s shaped Paul’s life and resulted in a lifetime of travel, partying, and having playful fun with friends and family. Being the eldest of two, Paul took on the role of being a father figure to his sibling Eric Whitten. He lived his early formative years traveling to all parts of Europe. However, at the age of 5, Paul had to grow up fast as he did not have the luxury of being wealthy and parents having been separated, as he used to tell his children, “Appreciate what you have, and we are very lucky.” In his high school years at Neah-Kah-Nie High School, the school of the pirates, Paul was a social light, full of jokes and quick wit remarks. But he was also known as “the bad boy of the town” as he liked to party and enjoy his youthfulness. It was here where Paul met his beloved spouse, Mary Whitten of Spokane WA., a grade below Paul. He spent his late adolescent years as a salesman for Paradise Cove with Mary and his father in-law Gene Boyles. This position allowed Paul to learn the trademark of the salesman as customers would spend their money to buy lot passes near the Rockaway Beach. Paul worked his way to become a salesman for this same company but in the state of WA. It was not too soon after Mary graduated high school that the two got married and moved to Medical Lake, WA. where they decided to raise their beautiful family with Gene and Joanne Boyles close by. Paul received a job at the state correctional facility and raised three children Conner Whitten (Mackenzie Hooker), Cayden Whitten, and Cassie Whitten all of Spokane, WA. He relished his role as a father and would take them on travel adventures all over the Northwest in a trailer home, “get the map quest out and make sure you let me know which exit to take.” He was also a fanatic of sports and would volunteer to coach the boys’ sports teams including soccer, baseball, basketball, and football, “keep your eye on the ball!” After the children’s formative years, Paul and his family moved to Temecula CA. where he connected deeper to his Native American roots, Payomkawichum, on the Pechanga Indian Reservation. It was here where Paul became one of the most hardworking and quirkiest salesmen at the local car dealerships. He was proud to see his children succeed and obtain successful jobs and would send them post after post of how to “enjoy life, relax, and go to the beach often.” Paul battled brain cancer at the age of 44 once and beat it. He lived another decade before another round of the invasive horrific disease re-appeared. He battled as long as he could with his children, wife, and father at his side through rounds of chemo and radiation with one doctor saying, “he is a superstar living more than a decade with this type of cancer is unheard of.” He went peacefully with his family at his side still laughing, making jokes, and smiling. The family is asking to have a celebration of life for Paul by enjoying your morning coffee and bulls*t by telling a good story or spending time with your loved ones. As Paul used to say, “life goes by in a blink of an eye, and we need to cherish the journey not the end.” #WeRone  #FamilyIsAllYouHave