Riley Kalea Morales, age 19 from Bolingbrook, Illinois, was tragically taken from her family and friends on Saturday, September 7th, 2024. Riley blessed this world with her kind heart and inquisitive mind, and her unwavering beauty was admired by those who knew her and noticed by strangers when she entered a room.
Riley was an artistic soul who was gifted in so many ways. She had the ability to see the beauty in everything and everyone, and that showed in her sketches, award-winning art on canvas and self expression.
Riley will be remembered and loved forever by her parents and older sister; Joanna, Bradley and Emma Morales. Her maternal grandparents; Bu Ja and Young Do and paternal grandmother, Cora Morales. She will also be missed by close family members; Michelle (Serge) Ioffe, Sandy (Leon) Kubicki, Melanie (Hansel) Claudio, Eric (Michael) Morales and Mark Morales.
Riley's energetic spirit will continue to live in her cousins; Nico, Noah and Nathan Claudio, Audrey and Katie Ioffe and Claire Kubicki.
She is preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Nemesio Chico Morales who will joyfully meet her in heaven.
Her visitation will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m., located at McCauley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 530 West Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440. The funeral mass will proceed the following day on Monday, September 16, 2024, beginning at 10:30 a.m., located at St. Francis Assisi Catholic Parish, 1501 West Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60490. Her burial will be private for her family.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to McCauley-Sullivan Funeral Home & Crematorium.