Noa Marcela Bailey was a mother and friend, and she was motivated.
“Noa was filled with life and energy. She was motivated to wake up and live every day to the fullest,” said Susan Vie, Noa’s best friend and self-proclaimed kindred spirit.
Noa and Susan would hike together on the weekends and then walk to their neighborhood Starbucks where they would “just talk for hours on end.”
Every day, Noa would go for a hike and take a photo of the sunset.
Noa was compassionate, determined, optimistic and a warrior, Susan said.
She was known for giving others a boost, telling them, “You are unique, you are special, you are chosen; You aren t gold, you aren t silver; You are magic, you are dust,” Susan said.
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MESA, AZ â Arizona is seeing an all-time high in COVID-19 numbers Thursday. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 9,913 new cases and 297 additional deaths since Wednesday.
Those numbers represent real people and families in Arizona, including the Lechuga family in Mesa.
Rogelio Lechuga nicknamed Ro died from COVID-19 on October 26. He was 44 years old.
His wife Susan said Rogelio was a family man. Born in Mexico, he moved here when he was young, and worked hard to provide for his wife and three kids. He went to school while working 80-hour weeks so he could take care of us, said Susan Lechuga.