Lea Figueroa Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

On Saturday, September 25, 2021, Lea Figueroa, loving wife and mother who was affectionately known as Mommy Lea, ended her earthly journey and went home to be with the Lord. She was seventy-four years old. Lea was born March 01, 1947, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to Carmen Vega and Pedro Figueroa. She was the seventh of ten children born of that union. Lea was raised in a Christian home and gave her life to Christ early in her youth. Lea was determined to do things her way. As a teenager, after her father told her she couldn’t learn to drive a stick shift or play a guitar because only men did those things, she made it her business to learn how to do both. With the help of her brothers, she did. At the age of twenty, Lea left Puerto Rico and moved to Washington, D.C., She had a rough life there. For three years she worked at a recycling plant as she struggled to provide for two of her children (Hector and Maytee). Eventually, Lea met and married Oscar Martinez. Together they had two children (Mildred and Oscar). Despite being married and caring for her children, Lea went back to school to obtain her degree in nursing. Although she graduated from nursing school, her nursing career didn’t last very long because she didn’t want to leave her children at home at night. Later, Lea and Oscar parted ways. As a young woman of about twenty, Lea met Felito Baez at the church she attended. Little did they know that about four decades later her sister, Raquel, would reintroduce her to the man who became her husband and the love of her life. After being reintroduced, it didn’t take long for Lea to know that she wanted to marry Felito. In fact, she told her daughter Maytee that at her age she didn’t have a lot of time to waste with dating when she already knew. Lea felt blessed to be married to Felito because he was a kind and giving man who tried his best to give her the world. She enjoyed the six and a half years they had together. Family was everything to Lea. Although she left Puerto Rico, she did not desert her family. She made frequent trips back to visit her parents and family. Lea was the glue that held her family together. She always found time to take care of and communicate with her children, siblings and their families. Lea was a sharp dresser and consummate crochetier. It was a must for her purse to match her shoes. When the pandemic hit, she quickly set about making a mask to match every one of her outfits. Lea crocheted and sewed everything from beautiful dresses to exquisite Bible markers. Lea was preceded in death by her parents, Carmen and Pedro, and siblings Celia Figueroa, Jaime Figueroa and David Figueroa. She leaves to mourn her passing the love of her life, Felito Baez; her children, Hector Rentas (Becky), Maytee Moxley (Jimmy), Mildred Qualls (Jose), Oscar Martinez (Carmen); her grandchildren, Hector, Monte, Julian, William, Leanne, Michael, Maytee and Yelena; her siblings, Pedro (Lucie), Daniel (Lidia), Otoniel (Nilda), Raquel (Susano aka Paquito), Carmen (Monchito) and Jair (Eugenia).

Lea Figueroa

March 1, 1947 - September 25, 2021