Natalie Paige Slivka

July 12, 1991 - June 7, 2014

Natalie Paige Slivka, age 22, beloved daughter and friend of so many, died on Saturday, June 7th, 2014, following injuries sustained in an auto accident in Redding, California.

Natalie is survived by her mother Roberta Rossi and her partner David Parker of San Leandro; her father Andrew Slivka and his partner Ivana Krajcinovic of Alameda; grandparents Pat and Gene Silveria of Brookings, Oregon; aunt Andrea (Bill) Brown, uncle Vincent (Annette) Rossi, aunt Willa Jones; cousins Kerri Slivka, Kimberly (Dan) Prestridge, Jennifer Brown; and boyfriend Drake Gleason and his loving family.

Natalie also received guidance and love from Ivette and Ken Fagel, Tanya Krajcinovic, Cathy Seabrook, Debbie Warren and Marc Lopez.

Natalie's laughter lives on in so many, especially in her soul sisters Susan Fagel, Heather Chun, and Beth Matteucci.

Natalie is a graduate of Alameda High School Class of 2009 where she lettered on the dive team.

Since graduating from San Francisco University in June 2013, Natalie has worked as a teacher's aide at Boulder Creek School and a Group Leader for After-School Programs at the Shasta Family YMCA in Redding.

Natalie will be best remembered for her love of the ocean, surfing and snowboarding which gave her an "endless summer" year round outlook on life.

She loved music, dancing and hanging out with her friends.

We'll remember her beautiful smile, sense of humor and her kindness. She transferred her love of reading and writing to the young children she taught in Redding with patience and a smile.

A Celebration of Natalie's life will be held at Alameda Elks Lodge, 2255 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda, on Sunday June 22 at 11:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, please follow Natalie's example by becoming a registered organ donor and/or by making a donation to the California Transplant Donor Network at htt://www.ctdn.org/contributions.html.

You can mail checks to CTDN, 1000 Broadway, Suite 600, 94607 (please note on the check that the donations are in Natalie's name.)