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Born on March 16, 1998 in California, United States
Passed away on January 16, 2019 in Pomona, California, United States
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Cerissa Almada, 20 years old, born on March 16, 1998, and passed away on January 16, 2019. We will remember her forever.
5 years later and it still isnt easy. I miss your laughter so much. Our talks. The time we spent together. Your voice. Your singing. Your hair. Your smile. Your curiosity. Your compassion. I miss you Rissa. I'll see you in the spring.
Cerissa every year does not seem to make it much easier with the loss of you. It has already been 5 years and my heart still aches for my best friend who would meow with me, came to my graduation, and helped me pick out flowers for my wedding. I still have a few old high school photos of us on my Instagram and they make me happy and sad at the same time when I see them. I light a candle here and I always light one at my home for you every year. I miss you so much Cerissa.
Damn I don’t even know how to start. I just found out this afternoon you had died.. I can’t tell you how broken I fell all the memories came flooding back and haven’t been able to stop the water works. I knew you used to cut but you stopped and I was genuinely proud of how strong you were. I never thought this would be how it ended for you. I want to be mad at you but I know all the pain you went through back then. When I last talk to you seemed better. I felt guilty if I’m being honest because I was depressed myself and didn’t want you to see it when you were doing so well so I let you be.
I remember when you first came to Almeria you were the prettiest girl I had ever seen. After a while of getting to know you I handed you a note in class. The teacher decided to take it and read it aloud to ever and I ran out of the class after. You scolded the teacher when I left and got the note back. You were genuinely bad ass lol. I wasn’t openly bisexual but you made me feel comfortable being who I am. I remember when we scared the normies for holding hands during the school pictures lol. Sadly my family didn’t always feel as accepting and threw the pretty song and card you made me for Valentine’s Day away. It broke me when you moved because of foster care.
I want to thank you for all the beautiful memories and helping me be okay with myself. You had such a beautiful soul and helped everyone around. I’d like to think you came to the person who told me you passed because you knew I was in a dark place too right now. I hope heaven is treating you well. Rest in paradise Charlie
My lil pea I was so emotional yesterday It's funny how fucking pissed I was that u were not here But at the same time missing your goofy ass As the years go by it doesn't get easier it just gets tolerable I guess But on your birthday Brandy got me a present a turtle an the funny thing is he was drawn to me he kept following my finger on the tank it was sooo cute an I hold the pellets an he eats them from my hand... I fucking miss you so everyday life is so empty without u Why did u have to go I still can't stop crying Love u momma Bear
Cerissa I do think about you everyday even now recently had a baby girl and at one point thought of naming her after you but our names were always a little too similar sounding I think haha. But every time I see her looking at what seems like nothing and she smiles and laughs I feel like you came by to visit and she saw you.
You visited my dreams recently. We were sitting in your room painting and listening to nirvana. I wish i would have used my time with you better. I’ll regret the years we didn’t spend together forever. Thank you for changing my life
Happy Birthday Friend! This world misses your light. Try not to bother Jesus too much he is a busy man... I will continue looking up searching for you.
There's not a day where I dont think about you. Everyday I wake up and I think this is all just a dream and I'll hear your voice on the phone or I'll see a text from you. I wish we still had time to air out our thoughts, I wish you would have told me what was on your mind. Maybe our story would have been different.
Maybe in another world our paths will cross and we will share stories under the stars until the last one fades and the first ray of light shines on our faces just like we used to.
Cerissa helped mold me into the man I am today. She taught me how to love and how to live and just to simply stop overthinking everything. The world wasn’t ready for the light Cerissa brought to it.
I miss you like crazy. Everyday. I remember our last conversation as if it was happening right now. I will never forget your laugh and how it paralyzed me by how loud it was. I miss hearing it.
I know your giving God a run for his money since you been up there. Just save me a spot will ya?
I met Cerissa In 3rd grade. I had no friends, and insisted that i wanted none. When she came to my school she sat next to me and asked if i wanted to be friends with her. I said no. over the next 3 days she asked again until i said yes. She was my best friend after that. I was going through a dark time in my life. and would be for the next 5 years. I can honestly say I'd be a very different person today if not for her. I've missed her ever since i moved away in 2011 and had always tried to get into contact with her. I never could. Everytime I was so alone or hurt, the memory of her would pop into my head and I'd feel much better. I've always wanted to thank her for saving me. . I tried so many times over the years and now i cant...
I can't get over how gorgeous you were ,inside and out . A lot of people are quick to judge based on my looks/demeanor but you saw past that. You taught me so much in a very short amount of time .I'm glad we got to see Groovesession in Laguna together. And I hope you could feel our love as we played our song for you on Saturday night. Namaste Cerissa
Cerissa I never thought 4 one second i would be at a house party waiting to hear your friends playing an dedicating a song to u cuz ur not here I luv u my lil pea an my heart is empty without u
Cerissa was my closest friend Ive ever had. I always felt like she was the only one who could understand me and took care of me when I need her most. I wish we could have been in contact this past year. I know she is in heaven now probably meowed the whole way just like we did together. Cerissa, you know me, I don't cry for almost anything, but when I saw this and found out you were gone and I wont ever have the chance to see you again, I cried as hard as I ever have before and ran out of air to cry for you and our friendship. I will miss you so dearly.
5 years later and it still isnt easy. I miss your laughter so much. Our talks. The time we spent together. Your voice. Your singing. Your hair. Your smile. Your curiosity. Your compassion. I miss you Rissa. I'll see you in the spring.
Cerissa every year does not seem to make it much easier with the loss of you. It has already been 5 years and my heart still aches for my best friend who would meow with me, came to my graduation, and helped me pick out flowers for my wedding. I still have a few old high school photos of us on my Instagram and they make me happy and sad at the same time when I see them. I light a candle here and I always light one at my home for you every year. I miss you so much Cerissa.
Cerissa was one of the most caring, loving, helpful person. A girl that would put everyone before herself...did what i thought was crazy...she jumped out of a plane...she would meow like a cat all the time it drove me crazy....but until her services i never knew how much she touch and meant to SO many people. People i never even knew...She was one of a kind..She was a daughter...She was a sister..She was a niece...She was a cousin...She was a friend....But above all...She was CERISSA.....
...you know C I often wish I was by your side just one more time just to hug u ...you have missed so much of life ...I wish you were here to share all these things with you ...I am still so lonely there is still something missing everywhere I go an with everything I do it's like a fucking void stamped across my forehead forever I'm trying soon hard to break the suicide curse in our family but it runs thick in our blood....it's so hard to keep going without you..all I keep thinking of is dallas an Josh even though they still want nothing to do with me if I keep doing the right things in life keep taking care of my health an never giving up on them that one day they are going to need me or want to talk to me that when that time comes I will be ready an strong I see everything that u are missing in life an it makes me want to be present but it hurts so bad Well my Lil pea I wish you would come to me in my dreams I love you cerissa An hate that you are not here with me even more Love mom
My girl this is the 2nd birthday without u an I fucking miss everything about u your beautiful smile your dorky self even your smell I still can't accept your not coming back even though I have your ashes around my neck an in my I still can't stop crying it seems missing u is getting worse as time goes by I wish I could be with u I'm so lost an empty inside I feel nothing I feel like I'm just here like a rock on the floor I hate that u left me but I'm also so very sad that u were hurting so bad that u had to end it all well I love an miss u so much HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY LIL PEA
My lil pea it's been a lil over a year you have been gone an I still can't believe I'm never going to be able to talk or hug u again.i don't know how to go on without u my heart hurts so bad an I'm sad all the time I'm so tired of smiling like I'm ok but inside I just want to scream an cry an find a hole to disappear in we had so many plans an so many dreams I wish u would have talked to me I love u so much baby girl I just wanna be with u so bad my life is empty without u my life is meaningless I miss all the times we sang in the car an teaching u how to cook an hearing your words of wisdom like u were the parent my ❤️ hurts so bad an I'm so tired of being a fake ass person I wish u would come to me in my dreams I'd love to see u again. Forever in my ❤️ Loveyou mom