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Elizabeth Megan "Liza" KOSKI

Mountain View Cemetery
Maricopa County,
Arizona

Mountain-View-Memorial-Gardens-Cemetery-Website
7900 E Main St, Mesa, AZ 85207

ELIZABETH MEGAN KOSKI
B: 27 NOB 1989
D: 27 JAN 2011
"WE LOVE YOU LIZA"
21 years, 2 months, 1 day

Her obituary reads:
"Koski, Elizabeth (Liza) Megan
passed away on January 27, 2011 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was 21 years old. Liza was born in Portland, Oregon on November 27, 1989, and lived in Lake Oswego, Oregon until moving to Gilbert, Arizona in 2005. She graduated from Gilbert High School in 2008 where she excelled in academics and was an all-star lacrosse player. In 2008 she attended the fall term at the University of Oregon. She loved the outdoors and rugged wilderness of Oregon where she served with the Northwest Youth Corps for two years. She is survived by her parents, Kent and Mary Anne Koski, and eight brothers and sisters: Steven, Maryjane, Sarah, Anne, Emily, Katie, Dorothy, and William. A service will be held in her honor on Friday, February 4th at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Windrift Ward at 777 E. Elliot Rd. Gilbert, Arizona, 85234. There will be a viewing on Thursday evening, February 3rd, 6:00-8:00 pm at Bunker's University Chapel at 3529 E. University Dr., Mesa, Arizona. A second viewing will be held at the church Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at the Mountain View Memorial Park, Mesa, Arizona. Donations may be made in her honor to the Northwest Youth Corps, at nwyouthcorps.org" Published in The Arizona Republic on Feb. 3, 2011 -Courtesy of Legacy.com


Also, this beautiful sentiment on http://wildfirelax.blogspot.com/2011/02/liza-koski-scholarship.html:
"Elizabeth Megan Koski, age 21 died January 27th through an act of desperation nobody will ever understand; suicide. The news spread quickly as the Gilbert community rallied to come together in remembrance of Liza.
"Once a team always a team as evidenced by the vast amount of teammates who traveled from afar to remember and reunite in this time of hardship. Pictures of Liza playing lacrosse and memories of her vibrant tenacious spirit circulated the church. After the ceremony at a team lunch, smiles were exchanged as each teammate remembered miss crazy Liza and the contributions she made on and off the field during her 2 years with the Gilbert Lady Tigers.
"Former teammate Kelley Miller on a quest to making a difference has began organizing a suicide prevention fundraiser through a partnership with the Lax4Life organization. Along with her current collegiate team, Kelley and Tiffin University plans to dedicate one of their games this season to raise funds for suicide prevention by selling bracelets and shirts.
"Liza's former high school Assistant Coach Emily Miller, plans to instate an annual lacrosse scholarship in Liza's name for the youth sports organization Wildfire Lacrosse. Wildfire Lacrosse will grant annually the Liza Koski Scholarship to a child in financial need to subsidize the dues needed to participate in a lacrosse program. This scholarship is to keep Liza's spirit alive within the lacrosse community and to spread the love for the game that Liza once had."

This marker is located in Section C, Block 38, of the cemetery. CA

Contributed on 3/4/15 by thecaryn
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Submitted: 3/4/15 • Approved: 3/8/15 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R95243-G0-S3

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