Daisy Mae Raposala Abella

Daisy Mae Raposala Abella, 49 years old, of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away on February 23, 2023 after she valiantly fought endometrial cancer since 2021. Daisy was born in February 1, 1974 to Evelio Suarez Abella and Corazon Salvan Raposala in Iligan City, Philippines. She had one sibling, a younger sister, Gladys Mae Raposala Abella - Namocot, who considers her older sister, Daisy, as the wind beneath her wings. After Daisy graduated from Developmental High School in Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology, which is an advanced Math and Science curriculum school in 1991, she went on to study Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines. After passing the Nurse Licensure Exams in the Philippines in 1995, Daisy worked at Mercy Community Hospital in Iligan City as an emergency room nurse from 1995 to 2000. She then left the Philippines and started working as a nurse in Tan Toc Seng Hospital in Singapore from 2000 to 2006. Daisy migrated to the USA in May 2006. She worked as an emergency room nurse at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital and Fort Washington. She bought a nice house and settled in Waldorf, Maryland. Daisy also worked in other hospitals in Maryland and Virginia. Daisy belonged to a big Filipino community in Waldorf, Maryland. Most of them were her colleagues in the nursing profession and co-workers in the hospitals where she worked. She established strong working and personal relationships with nurses, doctors, and other hospital employees from different ethnicities. Daisy was easy to work with, so light to be around. Her fun personality and friendly demeanor gained her many friends. The friendships that she had forged grew stronger through the years. She wasn’t one who would burn bridges, instead, she kept on building them until her network of friends increased in size. In fact, she remained good friends with her high school and college classmates, as well as co-workers in Singapore and the Philippines. Daisy was the kind of friend one would wish to have in a lifetime. She always thought of what’s best for her friends and offered a helping hand and a shoulder to cry on without being asked to. Daisy was family focused. Despite being away from her family for more than two decades because of her profession, she never lost sight of the importance of her family. She had her family at the heart of all the decisions that she made. Even in her last moments, all she thought about was her family. Behind that beautiful face with a charming smile, was an intelligent strong, and independent woman. Daisy was sharp and witty, with an astuteness to numbers. To her, Math was as easy as breathing. She was a fitness enthusiast. She ran half marathons, did the polar plunge challenge twice, enjoyed riding her road bike for miles once or twice weekly, loved doing Karaoke and sang to her heart’s content. She also played the guitar well, and Jon Bon Jovi was a favorite, as well as Rihanna and many more. She was an avid Marvel’s Avengers fan. Before she got sick, she ate healthy. Soups were her preference. Daisy is survived by her parents, Evelio and Corazon Abella, her younger sister, Gladys Mae Abella-Namocot, her brother-in-law, Wilson C. Namocot, Jr., her nephew, Tristan Burrow A. Namocot, her niece, Scarlette Sapphire A. Namocot, and her relatives. Daisy was surrounded by her closest friends in the last three months of her life when she experienced agonizing pain. She was never alone. She was greatly cared for and was truly loved. Schedule for viewing and cremation are still to be determined. Daisy wished to be cremated and brought back to her hometown in the Philippines.

Daisy Mae Raposala Abella

February 1, 1974 - February 23, 2023