Patricia "Nikki" Nicole (Brown) Diaz

Patricia “Nikki” Diaz, 41, of Joaquin, Texas, passed away on October 12, 2024, surrounded by loved ones in Tyler, Texas, after a brief illness.  She was born on October 18, 1982, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Charles Brown and Mary (Evans) Brown. 

Nikki attended Joaquin High School. Her favorite hobbies were coloring, doing yard work, and spending time with family and friends. The family will miss having her at holiday gatherings. Her brother, JR, loved to see how mad he could make her. Regardless of how mad he made her, she always let it be known she loved her “baby brother” very dearly.

She is survived by her son,

Dustyn Raymond and wife Haley

Parents,

Butch and Mary Brown

Johnny and Karen Parker

Grandmother,

Janie Thornton

Sister,

April Childress and husband Brandon

Brothers,

JR Brown and wife Katie

Tyler Parker and wife Hannah

Stepbrother,

JC Wheless and wife Jennifer

A host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Special friend, “Mama Jackie”

Best friend and special cousin, MT Amox

Nikki is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Helen Jane and Wayne Evans; paternal grandparents, Hugh and Sue Brown; grandparents, John and Betty Cunningham; aunt, Sherry Shaw; uncles, Marion Cunningham and Morris Wayne Brown.

The family would like to send a special thanks to the ICU staff at UT Health Tyler for the compassionate care shown during Nickki’s stay.

Pallbearers serving will be M.T. Amox, Johnathon Amox Sr., Johnathon Amox Jr., Tommy Amox, J.D. Glaze, and Jimmy Wayne Evans.

Honorary pallbearers serving will be Charles Carroll, Hunter Carroll, Lane Glaze, Justyn Brown, Jadyn Brown, Benson Brown, Devon Lee, Degan Lee, and Levi Childress.