Wendy was the youngest child born to Lewis Kadleck and Delphia Whitley on May 10, 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth. Wendy was a free spirit with a bit of a wild side. She wanted to see and do new things and she was never one to turn away an adventure. She had such an expressive giggle it would make you smile.
Wendy began working shortly after graduating High School and one of her favorite places she ever worked at was at the Fort Worth Zoo as an animal caretaker and feeder. Wendy had such a love and compassion for the animals in her care and she genuinely enjoyed watching the babies grow up. Her favorite that she loved to talk about most was watching the animals play; especially the elephants playing with toys and splashing around. She shared her joy and love of the animals with her sons, who would sometimes join her up at the zoo and help her prep food for all the animals.
Her other great passion was plants. So much so she surrounded herself with many plants and herbs; she even became a florist. Wendy was truly an artist, making creative pieces of art with her floral designs. One of her last floral works of art was making the arrangements and bouquets for her youngest son Chad’s wedding.
She loved Christmas and all the memories that came with it. It was her favorite holiday and time of year.
She enjoyed celebrating and making holidays special for her sons and all her family. She even indulged in hunting Easter eggs with all the kids, being just a big kid herself. She, being a loving, playful kid at heart, would jump right in on the fun. It is this loving, playful heart that we will all miss. She loved her family tremendously and Wendy will live on in our hearts forever.
Wendy is survived by her loving family including children David Redford (Nicole), Chad Redford (Shelli); grandchildren Denton Redford, Jacob Redford, Seth Redford, Olivia Redford, Kyler Redford, and Landon Redford; sibling Dalton Kadleck (Jan); beloved nephew Hank Kadleck, niece Cara Crider (Cody), and great nieces Cheyanne and Cassidy Crider.
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