It is so hard to pick one memory, there are just way to many. A few of my favorites, when we would play saints row all night long we lost track of time everytime we played, sneaking out of your room window; not even to go to bad things but just to be out and free (typical teenagers), we had our first jobs together at Zellers with gram; it started out with us just volunteering for bingo night but we became so attached to being there that when we were able to get a permanent job helping the kitchen we loved it ! Although, we did not the early waking up on weekends so we would build beds out of chairs in the office so we could get more sleep before we had to start. There is just so much more I could write but then I'd be here forever. Rissa, you became one of my best friends so quickly and I will carry you with me in my heart forever. I miss you and I love you so much <3 rest easy beautiful <3

I have too many memories! It hard to pick just one so I’ll mention a couple. First memory that I love is when we went camping in Kanananskis area and had a HUGE mud fight. Throwing mud at each other having the best time. Just two care free kids doing what kids do best. Another memory is playing “tag” in the blue condos across from my house in falconridge. We played for hours. Or riding BMX bikes down all alley ways in the NE. We had the best childhood and you were the greatest friend to me. Your family became my family, mine became yours. I will forever cherish our friendship. All of the “first” we got the experience together. I know you will be watching down on all of us and I hope to make you proud. I love you and I will deeply miss you and your hilarious personality. Rest easy Rissa. Your favourite native Shonn

A beautiful shining star a twinkle in the sky every time you see a twinkling star in the sky that’s my beautiful niece rissa looking down over everyone now a forever guardian angel, you will be missed as you were taken from us way to young, your beautiful son will now live on in your memory, from the time rissa was a baby she was always so happy and full of life, I’ll never forget the very first day I got to hold my rissa we were standing in zellers by the restaurant within 5 minutes she puked all over my hair lol I guess I shouldn’t have been throwing her in the air and catching her never made that mistake again, I use to watch rissa a lot when she was a baby to toddler and I remember I was finally able to bring my son home from the nicu and rissa was so head over heals for Willy I remember I went to go feed him and rissa jumped in front of the swing saying that is my baby don’t touch my billy so I said honey he needs his bottle she looked at me and said I do it aunty that’s my baby so I said to rissa well if he is your baby then you have to change hims poopy diapers omg she made thee most disgusting face and said no my baby billy I feed him you change that nasty butts omg I laughed so hard so I sat rissa on the couch got a pillow set rissa up and let her feed her baby billy she was around 2 I said to rissa don’t forget you have to burp him she said I know aunty you show me how to burp my baby so I showed her she did it all on her own and from then on I was not aloud to feed him bottles wash his face or feed him baby food when she was around it was thee cutest thing I ever saw, so many good memories I will add more as they come to me, I also want to send all my love prayers and condolences to my bestie Shannon and her sons jonny and Nicky and to mom and dad, I wish I was there to hug you all and just remember rissa is now at peace and no more pain it’s absolutely devastating that this could all rock us to our core just know I pray for you all and I am there in spirit and will see you all soon