Leila Sanaa Sloan-Rivers

Leila Sanaa Sloan-Rivers, 20, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, April 9, 2022. Born on April 13, 2001 in Columbus, Ohio, she was a 2019 graduate of Dublin Coffman High School. Leila was a very talented artist and she loved to draw. She was working toward a career as a tattoo artist. Leila will always be the light in the room, don’t ever forget that. She was special and a little firecracker.

She was preceded in death by her very special great-grandfather, Carl H. Jefferson Sr; grandfathers, Kenneth Sloan Sr. and Larry Johnson; and uncle, Zach Johnson.

Leila is survived by her parents, CasSaundria and Russel “Rush” Robinson; birth father, Dana Rivers; brothers, Alec Robinson and Keiv Ransom; sisters, Gabrielle Robinson, Teairra Ward, Shante Jackson, and Justus Rivers; grandparents, CasSaundria Turner, Russell and Rhoda Robinson, Sr., Donald and Donna Rivers; great-grandmothers, Mary Sloan and Helen Robinson; close aunt, Molly Whitfield; god sister, Brooklynne Carmichael, Jocelyne, Jackie, Lupe and Omar Vasquez-Barrera; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

A Memorial Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Schoedinger Grove City, 4242 Hoover Rd., (HOOVER RD AT KINGSTON AVE), Grove City.

Contributions may be made to Leila’s GoFundMe account at https://gofund.me/a29f0431.

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