Baby Tori Denise Riley-Young

Our beloved Tori Denise Riley-Young gained her wings on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 1 year. She was born July 30, 2020, in Saginaw, Michigan to Tamika Riley and Freddie Young.

Tori loved her cheeseballs. She had a smile that would light up a room; to know her was to love her. Tori was a fighter. She went through so much at such a young age. Tori received a donor liver on August 16, 2021. She fought through until God called her home. Baby Tori Denise touched many lives.

Tori leaves to cherish her memories her parents, Tamika Riley and Freddie Young, Saginaw, Michigan; grandparents, Pamela Vaughn and Shavonya Brodnex; two sisters, Tamara West-Riley, and Taylor Riley; great-grandparents, Shirley Brodnex-Jordan, and Ronnie Adkins; three aunts, Tiffany Riley, Danyia Williams, and Francisca Orozco; five uncles, Corbin Riley, Demario Young, Justin Riley, Devon Young, and Ricky Smith, god-parents; Mary Harris, Debra and Lester Weston.

Tori was preceded in death by her grandfather, Freddie Young, great-grandparents, Willie Catherina Riley, Elijah Brodnex, and two cousins, Carrington Riley and Jaylnn Riley.

Special acknowledgement to University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Transplant and Nursing Team, Dr. M. James Lopez, Dr. John C. McGee, and Donta Riley.