Devon Alexis Vasquez

February 14, 1995 - January 8, 2021

Devon Alexis Vasquez, age 25, of Miramar, FL passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2021. Devon was a talented artist, poet, soccer player and medical student. She attended graduation ceremonies on December 12, 2020 from the Physician Assistant program at Florida State University, College of Medicine; she did her understudies at University of Central Florida, graduating in 2017. Devon’s love of books and her immense curiosity always led her to seek further knowledge of our world, including in the areas of language, neuroscience, coding, NASA/space, world religions, philosophy, history and guitar. She influenced many of us to challenge our minds by giving us lists of books she felt were important to read in order to expand our own horizons, and high school friends credit her with their having attended college as a direct result of her persistence and firm encouragement (more like insistence!) that they attend college to better their lives. Encouragement for which they are forever thankful. Devon’s medical plans were to work in the field of geriatrics, as she found she bonded instantly and easily with the elderly after working at an ALF and volunteering at the Tallahassee Senior Center. Devon will be forever loved and cherished by her family, friends, classmates, professors, teammates, and coaches. She is survived by her heartbroken mother and father, LeAnna Leyva and Phil Vasquez (Jessica), her adored brother Dane Vasquez, and her grandparents Lucy Vasquez and Barbara and Jose Leyva. In addition, she is survived by her loving extended family including, Uncle Eric, Aunt Charlene, cousins Erica and Carley, Uncle Louie, Aunt Maria, and on her Mother’s, side Aunt Lisa, Uncle Seth, cousins, Lancome, China, and Paris, Uncle Eddie, Aunt Natalia, Uncle Troy, Aunt Crystal, and cousins Nico and Wren, and her most cherished dog, Shortie. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Devon’s memory can be made to US Soccer Passback Program https://ussoccerfoundation.org/programs/donate/ National Alliance on Mental Illness https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/Donate-to-NAMI Suicide Prevention https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/donate/ FSU College of Medicine https://med.fsu.edu/fsucares/donate Literacy https://worldliteracyfoundation.org/donate/ Kelly Barber of Bevis Funeral Home in Tallahassee (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Vasquez family with their arrangements.