Rizza Lee Souther

Rizza came into my life through family, and she will always be viewed as family to me. Many mornings were spent like this:
Hanging out til late with my cousin and her partner, and early mornings to get to work/ school. Rizza always radiated positive energy. We linked back up again through the years and it felt like no time had passed. Thank you for all the amazing memories, being one of the first people I connected with when I moved back to Hawaii, you´re missed so much fam.

I met Rizza during the summer of 2012. She found me online within the local LGBTQAI+ community. At the time, I found out we were only living a few blocks away from each other. We instantly hit it off and became best friends for many years during her first seasons in Hawai´i. Truthfully, many of our memories are from simply being young, wild, and free. But Rizza had a deep love and care for all of us, and her and I shared an especially close connection. I loved her smile, laugh, and always being down for adventures, even if it was just a quick walk or drive to clear our heads. Along with our personal group of friends, I am deeply honored and blessed to have known such a beautiful young woman, great friend, and creative mind. I´m going to cherish our friendship forever and miss her deeply for the rest of my life. We all love you Rizza!

Rizza and I weren't friends and we didn't hang in the same friend group, but I always noticed her in passing in high school, and I always thought she was a cool person. She just gave off those vibes instantly, and I would have liked getting to know her. I send my condolences to all her loved ones.

gosh bestfriend it has been so hard accepting the fact that you are not physically here anymore. it was a shock. you have been there through so many of the dark times, through AMAZING good times and lots of laughs. you were like family, everyone knew how light and bubbly you always regardless of what was going down. i´m going to miss you for the rest of my days but your memories will always live on within every single one of us. we will never forget you. i love you rizza and i´m so sad you´re not here with us anymore.. we will definitely meet again in time. you´ll always be my best friend

Lita and Monty,
We are so sorry for your loss.
Prayers for all Rizza´s family and friends.

I love you sister. I think of you everyday!

Rizzalee - You were and always will be my best friend. The first words we ever said to each other, back in `06 in the halls of South Mountain Middle School; you said "you know you´re really tall." And my reply? "You know you´re really short." From then on, we were inseparable. For 19, going on 20 years, you knew me better than anyone; even from so far away. You had a heart of gold, always thinking of others before yourself. That was held true until your last moments.

I´ll never forget when I found out. I broke. I couldn´t contain my tears. Why my best friend? Why you? We were just 7 months away from seeing each other again. You were going to meet my little mini me for the first time. We had a whole plan.

I miss you every single day. There´s not a day that goes by since you´ve been gone that you haven´t given me a sign that you´re watching over me.

I love you so much and I´ll continue to be here for Brandi, as she is apart of our family now as well because of you.

Please keep watching over me and your PA family. We love and miss you so much