[2] Her mother, Doris, used a wheelchair due to her multiple sclerosis and depended on Whiting for assistance in raising her sisters and brothers.
While at SJSC, Whiting majored in Arts and Humanities, and was "active in the student body and participated in multiple plays and musicals, choir, flamenco dance and the International Platform Speaker Association.
Whiting was the only member from Metzger and the first Democratic woman from Washington County, Oregon to serve as well as the only Asian American elected to the House.
[7] Whiting co-sponsored legislation to establish Project Independence, a program that helps senior citizens age in place and maintain their autonomy.
Whiting wrote: "It is essential that future generations not be left a legacy of vanished or depleted resources, resulting in massive environmental, social and financial impact.
"[12] In the House of Representatives, Whiting was a member of the Oregon Women's Political Caucus, which worked to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
[5] Whiting stated concern for the flood plain, urban sprawl, public transportation, congestion and population density, and the environmental toll of increased resource consumption.
[6] Whiting was also a board member of the tri-county Loaves and Fishes, Beaverton's Police Advisory and the Citizen Participation Organization.
The couple renewed their wedding vows eight times, every five years complete with new rings, the last of which took place at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
[1] Whiting is survived by her husband, Vince, as well as seven siblings, Connie Melanson, Elyse Cotant, George, Mason, Masao Jim and Morton Uyeda, and Leon Castillo.
[11] On April 3, 2015, the Oregon House of Representatives passed a resolution that recorded Whiting as a "devoted and inspirational community leader, legislator, wife and sister.