City of Indio creates new mural in honor of young local who battled cancer

Luis Medina INDIO, Calif. (KUNA) – Indio has a new mural whose meaning goes beyond creative art. Artist Patrick Barwinski is creating the “Desi Memorial Mural” in memory of Desirae Ava Grace Cechin. Cechin, a young woman from Indio, battled high-risk Stage IV neuroblastoma cancer for two years. She was diagnosed on April 15, 2014, and passed away on March 16, 2016. Barwinski began the mural on March 25, nine days after the ninth anniversary of C…

City of Indio creates new mural in honor of young local who battled cancer

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio has a new mural that's meaning goes beyond creative art. Artist Patrick Barwinski is creating the "Desi Memorial Mural," in memory of Desirae Ava Grace Cechin. Cechin, a young girl from Indio, battled Stage IV High-Risk Neuroblastoma cancer for two years. She was diagnosed on April 15, 2014 and died March 16, 2016. Barwinski started the mural March 25, nine days after the nine year anniversary of Cechin's death. A mu…