Elizabeth Linsy Butler

I will miss you Liz every single day; your humor, your silly smirky smile, so many other things. Thank you for always being so kind and generous over my clumsy attempts at art. You were the pro. I love you so much Lizzie. Give Aunt Tina a hug from Lori and me.

I didn't know I could miss someone this much. Thank you for being the best friend I could've ever asked for, I'll carry you with me forever.

My deepest condolences to the family. I knew Liz and all I could say is to know her is to love her. May healing and peace be upon all those in her family and knew her.

There aren't words to say how special you are to me. Every time we talked, and every good time, and even the bad times where we had each other's backs will stay in my heart forever. I love you so much.

"There are things which I may not speak, There are dreams that cannot die, There are thoughts that make a strong heart weak, that bring a pallor into the cheek, And a mist before the eye, The words of that fatal song come over me like a chill, A childs will is the winds will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts." -Longfellow My dear cousin, you are missed deeply. Watch over us, pray for us. May God bless you and keep you always and forever. Life is hard. God is good. Christ is King.

You've been a part of my life for 20 years. We first met in French class and we became part of a close-knit group of friends. Some of my favorite high school memories were hanging out together at Marie's house, the ridiculous inside jokes we made in drama, and just being silly nerds together. After I graduated, the friend group dissolved but our friendship never soured. Since COVID, we'd been hanging out nearly every week. We’d drink Pompelmo San Pellegrino or bubble tea and catch up on things before diving into supernatural worlds with time loops, brain farms, and space plants. You were so much braver than you’d give yourself credit for; teaching English in Japan, building an online community around a niche manga, and making friends out of strangers at TryAngles. Maybe it's like your favorite character Joshua said in The World Ends With You: “Only by allowing strangers in can we find new ways to be ourselves.” I hope wherever you are, you know how deeply you were loved and how much you’ll be missed. The world isn’t the same without you.

My deepest condolences to the family. I miss talking with you. You were always so passionate about your interests. You introduced Marina to so many things that she also shared with me and that brought us all closer together and for that I will always hold these memories dear to me. What an honor it is to know you and call you my friend. We all love and miss you so much.

I went to West High and Westminster with Liz and later would run into her through mutual friends. She awed me by her intelligence and creativity and…. I was always a little jealous she had been to Japan. She left a real impression. Sending love to everyone who knew and loved her.