REAL Housewives of Miami alum Alexia Echevarria’s mom is dead after her battle with Covid-19.
The 54-year-old star revealed her mother passed away on her wedding day.
The former Bravo star shared the sad news in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
Alongside a series of photos that captured Alexia posing with her mother Nancy, the 54-year-old wrote: “Early this morning I lost my mom to the horrible and deadly COVID-19.
“The last couple of days have been a rollercoaster of emotions for me.”
She revealed that Nancy’s passing happened on her wedding day, writing: “I was on the road to marry the man of my dreams when I had to stop everything as my mother became ill.
“What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life today has turned out to be the saddest.”
Alexia then praised her mother, writing: “My mom, Nancy, was a woman of strength and beauty.
“Over the years I watched how she lived her life, HER WAY.
“My best friend, my psychiatrist but above all, she was my mother.
“My mother was the kind of woman that was respected, admired, inspirational and so ahead of her times.”
The Bravo alum continued the emotional post by listing Nancy’s accomplishments, writing: “She was a trailblazer in so many aspects of life. A political refugee from Cuba, who put herself through medical school in the 1960s.
“Raised three children on her own with the help of my grandmother. A feminist and liberal with her social views. She always had an educated opinion.”
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