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Rebekah Thomas Obituary

Rebekah Lee Thomas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the age of 38 following a ferocious battle with breast cancer.She was born on February 6, 1985 to Robin Noble and Dirk Thomas in San Jose, California. Becky attended high school at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California and attended college at the University of Arizona where she received a degree in finance as well as the University of Sydney where she received a degree in physiotherapy. She most recently worked in technical accounting at Canoo.Becky is best remembered by her friends, family members, and coworkers as being a positive and gregarious person who made life-long friends everywhere she went and who greatly valued the people in her life. She also was an avid traveler who spent seven years living abroad in Sydney, Australia and often took adventures to various parts of the world from Sundance, Utah to Maui, Hawaii to Hong Kong/China to Thailand. In addition to her love of travel, she had a passion for photography, the outdoors, and real estate.Becky is survived by Robin Noble, Dirk Thomas, Candy Thomas, Callum Thomas, and Emily Thomas as well as her Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Maui. Becky is also remembered by her extended family and global network of friends. We all greatly miss her and will keep her in our hearts and memories.The family would like to thank the medical team at St. David's Hospital in Austin, Texas as well as Dr. Athira Unnikrishnan from Texas Oncology in Austin, Texas for the care and compassion they showed Becky throughout her battle with cancer and in her final days.In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Becky's honor to any of the following organizations: Pink Warriors Advocates at: www.pinkwarrioradvocates.org, Livestrong at: www.livestrong.org, and/or Austin Humane Society at: austinhumanesociety.org

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Published by Mercury News on Sep. 24, 2023.

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