Nikki Baggot

South Lake Tahoe resident Jordana Nicole Baggot died May 24, 2018, after suffering a brain aneurysm 20 days earlier. She was 42.

Nikki was born in Phoenix on Jan. 28, 1976, where she lived the first 18 years of her life. She graduated from Arcadia High School in Phoenix and then went to Northern Arizona University. She earned a degree in hotel-restaurant management.

Upon graduation, she moved to South Lake Tahoe, where she lived the remaining 20 years of her life. She worked 16 years at Harveys.

Nikki’s passion was competitive horseback riding. Pony was one of her first words. She attended horse shows with her grandparents at age 2. As a teenager she was the Zone 8 Southwest Regional Junior Hunter Champion. Nikki was also a competitive horse rider in the Reno-Tahoe community. She first found her horse home with Foxwood Farms, riding their prized Irish Warm Bloods. In 2005, Nikki purchased Coronea Ailis Ridsh. She rode her mare Devana, aka Chocolate Kiss, and a gelding Cornea Son, aka Jeff, in regional hunter and equestrian classes. Nikki remained loyal to her show riding while her horse Ali was growing up at Franktown Meadows. She won numerous showing honors and yearly end of season awards including the Let’s Show Ruby Mountain Classic Team Challenge. She was an active founding member of the Shadowood Farm Saddle Club while riding the Big Easy, aka Wally. She received many high ribbons.

Her other main interests were her various Rottweiler dogs, the numerous flowers in her lovely garden, and frequent travel to Mexico.

She is survived by her mother and father, Linda and Atmore Baggot of Mesa, Ariz.; brother Arlyn Baggot of Lincoln; sister Laura Pheil of Santa Rosa; niece Claire Baggot; and nephews Thomas Baggot and Travis Pheil.

A celebration of life service will be on June 16 at 10:30am at Lake Tahoe Community Church, 2733 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.

Flowers may be sent directly to the church at the address above.