Deidre was diagnosed with late stage pancreatic cancer in December 2022. With some palliative chemo she was able to visit with several friends who traveled out to see her and was also able to travel to Virginia for a visit with her children and grandchildren in June. She was admitted to inpatient hospice in Vegas and kept comfortable prior to passing July 28th. She loved her family, her friends, and her creator fiercely and is already greatly missed.