Liria Teresa Riera-Seivane

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August 18, 2021

Jaime Riera-Seivane Hi, thank you for donating to a cause that Liria was committed to and for liking this memorial to her.
- August 24, 2021

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August 17, 2021

My sister passed away a week ago this afternoon. One week ago. That she is no longer with us is still hard to swallow. As I wrote on a Facebook post last Wednesday as I was still trying to process the news, she was the best of us.

I like to think of her... moreMy sister passed away a week ago this afternoon. One week ago. That she is no longer with us is still hard to swallow. As I wrote on a Facebook post last Wednesday as I was still trying to process the news, she was the best of us.

I like to think of her as my Mini-Me. We shared the same tastes in movies, books and some music and even some television shows (big Doctor Who and Babylon 5 fans both of us). We even had the same British-influenced sarcastic sense of humor (I always wondered if we were born in the wrong island).

She was an incredibly curious person, her search for knowledge going beyond the obvious (the latest studies and breakthroughs in veterinary medicine and medicine in general). And it was that curiosity that drove her, a day before she graduated from Ross University in a ceremony in New York City, to grab her video camera, jump and hold tight to a light pole and start shooting a protest that was marching down 5th Avenue (I think it was 5th avenue; never been too good with directions) like any professional news cameraperson (and, keep in mind, I was the journalist in the family and had some training in video). It was the speed in which she pulled out the camera, the sense of capturing the moment, that had me picking up my jaw from the floor. (I think Mom was screaming, “¡Pero bájate de ahí, niña!”)

It was that sense of purpose, that drive, tat curiosity that drove her. A curiosity that extended to anything and everything technical. She is responsible for building my parents’ entire computer system and, somebody correct me here if I’m wrong, those of the clinics she worked for.  She was a far more disciplined student than I ever was.

It saddens me that she was taken away from us too soon. It saddens me that she wasn’t able to see more of the world, make new friends, spread her wings wider than she did. But I am also proud of the life she lived, the joys she felt, the career that she built. I will miss our constant switching back and forth between English and Spanish and taking on weird accents and voices; I will miss her witty text messages; I will miss sending her the newest comics I’ve read and her comments (“Well, that was dark” after reading the first six issues of THAT TEXAS BLOOD, a noir comic book about, yep, you guessed it, Texas and crime).

Finally, a huge huge huge abrazo y gracias to all of you who shared your thoughts and condolences via video, text, personal messages, emails and even songs (and there were plenty of songs shared). All of you: Jaime’s musician peeps, my Carleton College tribe, our close family and extended family (all the Felicianos and all the Santiagos and all the Collazos and every one in between), to my brothers and sisters in Chicago’s film critic and film festival communities, to mine and Olga’s Ann Arbor peeps, my sister’s peers…each one of you. You don’t know how much your words have given us solace and comfort.

And now, as we heal, we begin relishing the memories of that Cosmic being you all know as Liria Teresa Riera-Seivane. less

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August 16, 2021

There are not that many words to express how sad and devastated we are as a family, specially me, for your early departure. You got the golden ticket, and not from Willy Wonka, to ride that marvelous train to Forever Land.

For the last weeks, I have... more

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Brenda Gil Hermosas palabras, Jaime, que se percibe salen de lo más profundo de tu corazón.
- August 16, 2021
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Jaime Riera-Seivane Gracias Brenda por tus palabras. Ustedes han sido siempre una fuente de apoyo para nosotros y el cariño que ustedes nos profesan es siempre apreciado.
- August 16, 2021

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August 15, 2021

Edleen Feliciano Liria, my sweet sister-in-law, you will always be present in our lives and thoughts. Therefore, this is not a goodbye but a see you later.
- August 15, 2021
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Dolores Burguet Liria,
My heart is filled with wonderful memories of joyous times together. Our trips to Puerto Rico , your visit to Atlanta during your Spring break, our quick get togethers at the airport on your way to college. Our trip to Deltona. You left is us... more
- August 16, 2021
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Jaime Riera-Seivane Ciao Elizabeth, grazie per il supporto emotivo a mia madre e mio padre. È stato a causa di persone come te che non hanno aiutato a portare questo pesante e triste fardello. Spero un giorno di incontrarti e ringraziarti personalmente.
- August 16, 2021
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August 15, 2021 · via iPhone

Dr. Harold Lidin, su familia y empleados, momento muy doloroso con tan triste noticia. Liria trabajo con nosotros por 14 años sin contar sus años de voluntaria. Hija ejemplar, trabajadora y con unos principios que ya muchos quisiéramos tener. Que... more

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Jaime Riera-Seivane Hola Doctor, mis padres le agradecen sus palabras de apoyo y solidaridad durante estos momentos. Nuestro agradecimiento sincero por todo el tiempo y carino que compartio con Liria. Muchas gracias por su donativo, mis padres y sus hermanos le estamos... more
- August 16, 2021
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Jaime Riera-Seivane Hi Stacey, it was nice to meet you and all your wonderful peers at the Clinic. All of you meant a World to my sister, and for me that was very important. Liria always talked about all of you in a positive way. You were family to her. Because of that, my... more
- August 16, 2021

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August 14, 2021

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Please join us in remembering Liria's life through this video. Double click on the video to see it on Full Screen, it has a poem from Chrissie Pinney and words from us honoring her. Please feel free to share any anecdotes, memories and/or pictures you ...

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Helena Salanova
- August 16, 2021
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Fernando Gar c Me han contado tantas cosas hermosas de ti, que lamento no haber tenido la oportunidad de conocerte mejor.
Hasta siempre, Liria.
- August 29, 2021
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