Elizabeth Linsy Butler was born on May 14, 1991 and passed away peacefully on March 14, 2026. Liz was fierce, smart, funny, and opinionated. She worked as an Administrative Manager at the University of Utah. Liz graduated with a B.F.A. from Westminster University in 2014 and from West High School in 2009. Liz was always fascinated with Japan. She studied abroad for a semester at Nanzan University in Nagoya. She returned to Japan in 2016 as an assistant language teacher in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) in Gunma province.
Liz loved art in every form. She loved her friends, family, animals (especially cats and her bird Cuddles), her car Fifi, movies, books, games, Ute football and everything Japanese. She died in her sleep because of a blood clot to her lungs. Her loss will leave a gaping hole in the world that can never be filled. Her mother Lori, her father Jim, and her brother Daniel will miss her terribly.
There will be no public service. We hope her friends and family will gather to celebrate her memory and life. In lieu of flowers, please hug your children, your siblings, your parents and your friends.
We hope that friends and coworkers of Liz will share memories or pictures so that we can add them to our memories.
