Cynthia

Cynthia “Cindy” Solomon Tilley, a member of the North Myrtle Beach area community in the United States, died on July 3, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19 after battling the virus for more than two weeks. Tilley started feeling sick in June and went to the doctor where she tested positive for the virus. Her symptoms worsened as weeks passed. “She just wasn’t getting any better and she wound up going back to the hospital and had some IV fluids and some breathing treatments done. She wound up getting pneumonia in her left lung,” said her best friend and employer Amy Howie. Howie says she also suffered from a blood clot. Tilley was released from the hospital to recover from home. Howie was able to talk to Tilley in her final hours. Scared,...

Cynthia "Chi" Mendoza – a Nurse (retired) and Hospital VolunteerinNorfolk, Virginia – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mendoza was 68 years old. A native of Lucena City, Philippines, Cynthia studied nursing at Quezon Memorial Hospital and obtained her Bachelor’s degree at Manila Central University. She came to the United States in 1973 and became a nurse at Leigh Memorial Hospital (now Sentara Leigh Hospital), where she was known as “Minnie” and worked for over 35 years. Even in her retirement, she continued to volunteer at the same hospital, greeting visitors at the information desk. She was an active member of the Catholic Church of Saint Mark. She loved to travel, especially on cruise liners, which allowed her t...

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Cynthia “Cindy” Solomon Tilley

Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse