Caitlyn Van Slyke was born June 28, 1982 and went to be with the Lord on August 26, 2016.


Caitlyn grew up in Richmond, Texas, and graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School. She attended a college in Austin studying to be a Physician's Assistant, and made the dean's list her last semester. Caitlyn will be remembered for her abundantly kind heart and the way her face lit up like sunshine when she smiled.


Caty is survived by her Father, Lester Van Slyke, Jr., and stepmother Billie Van Slyke, Uncle Bob Van Slyke and Aunt Helen, Aunt Marsha Carden, Uncle Douglas Van Slyke, Aunt Scotty Bass and Uncle Bob Bass, half-sister Ashley Allen. She is also survived by many close cousins: Sumner Adcock, Dawn Van Slyke Ford and husband Grady, Rob Van Slyke, Brooke Van Slyke Wier and husband Jason, Candi Van Slyke Craig, Kiesha Van Slyke Youens and husband Mark, Allan Dunlavy Van Slyke, Jr., Chase Alton Van Slyke, Douglas Lee Van Slyke, II and wife Rachael, and Nicholas Ashton Van Slyke, Jennifer Barker and husband Trey, Marshall Durrett and wife Beth, Jay Durrett and wife Jamie, Buck Bass and wife Courtney.


She was greeted in Heaven by her grandparents Lester Van Slyke, Sr., Lois Johnson Van Slyke, LV Dugan Hightower, Dorothy Hightower, her mother Neva (Tuta) Hightower, Uncle Allan Van Slyke and her sister Bronwyn Van Slyke, and niece Jade.


Memorial services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Morton Cemetery Open-Air Chapel located at 401 North 2nd Street, Richmond, Texas 77469.


If you wish, please consider contributions in memory of Caitlyn Van Slyke to WorkFaithConnection.org/donate, or mail a check to Work Faith Connection, 4555 Dacoma, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77092 or Cenikor.org, Cenikor Foundation, Attn: Nora Belcher, 4525 Glenwood Avenue, Deer Park, TX 77536.


Condolence messages may be written for the Van Slyke family at www.garmanycarden.com.


Services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, 1201 Fourth Street, Rosenberg, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.