Ricardo Monté Whitson was the youngest child born to Ricardo Marvin Whitson and Joyce Eunice Paige Whitson on September 2nd, 1966 in Arlington, Virginia. He started his educational journey at St. Thomas More and graduated from Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell High School in 1984. He attended George Mason University and later entered the lightning production field. He worked for several news stations with the most recent being CBS News. In his spare time he enjoyed a good game of poker, playing a round of golf with friends/family, and traveling the world. He is preceded in death by his mother Joyce Eunice Paige Whitson, his sister Rhode Nachee Whitson Davis(Perry Davis) and his beloved dog Clifford. He leaves to cherish his memory his father Ricardo Marvin Whitson, sister Sharanda Denise Whitson Wilson(Byron Wilson), nieces (Ashley and Jasmine Wilson, nephews(Byron and Ricardo Wilson), a great niece, great nephews, and a host of friends and relatives.