Alex was born on April 23, 2010 in Scottsdale, AZ to Tanya Daniels and James Weingard. She was the younger of two children and attended 6th grade at Veritas Preparatory Academy in Phoenix. While attending Archway Classical Academy and Veritas Preparatory, she was involved in archery, reporting for the “Patriot Post”, coding, fine arts, chess and music. Alex enjoyed dancing with Dance 101 of Tempe and Bricks Studio of Phoenix, singing, swimming, making short videos, studying History and Science, gaming, writing short stories, poems and songs, learning new languages, and playing the drums and piano. She was most happy when she traveled to see Grandparents, spent time with good friends, enjoyed great food, shopped for school and art supplies and played with her puppy, Toffee. Alex was a longtime patient of Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Mayo Clinic Arizona & was inspired to lead a life of service dedicated to increasing the availability & effectiveness of treatments for childhood cancer.