FAYETTEVILLE- Caroline Harsant Whitley, 29, passed away in her Fayetteville home on the morning of September 26, 2011. A native of Fayetteville, Caroline graduated from Terry Sanford High School in 2000. She graduated with honors from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill in 2004. Caroline returned to Fayetteville after leaving UNC and worked as a business banker at First Citizens. She dedicated much of her free time to helping others and working for causes in which she believed. Caroline served the Care Clinic of Fayetteville as Secretary of the Board, as well as in other capacities. She was also an active member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Caroline was active in the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club, where she served as co-chair of the Key/Builders Clubs Committee. Caroline was also a member of the Ambassador Committee of the Cumberland County Business Council and was a graduate of the Leadership Fayetteville class of 2006. The Fayetteville Observer selected Caroline as one of its "20 Under 40" in September, 2006, recognizing her as one of the up-and-coming leaders of our community. Caroline worked diligently to raise money for cancer research and awareness, through events including the Friends of the Cancer Center Ribbon Walk and the American Cancer Society