Friends Remember Palinya With Request To Rapper Bryson Tiller

WOONSOCKET, RI — Lungpalinya Phouvong, 17, of Woonsocket, is being remembered by her friends and family in many ways, both private and public. Lungpalinya, known as Palinya, died Monday after a crash on I-295. She was going to be a senior at Woonsocket High in the fall.

One of her friends, Billy Rivera, is hoping one of her favorite celebrities, rapper Bryson Tiller, will acknowledge her life. He's asking Tiller to post her photo on one of his social media accounts.

"Palinya was a huge fan of the artist Bryson Tiller," he told Patch. "We are trying to get him to notice all the posts we've made tagging him on instagram, twitter, and Facebook in hopes of getting him to post a picture of Palinya on any of his social media platforms. We know how much it would mean to Palinya. If you could share the link to the instagram post it would be appreciated! https://instagram.com/p/BWbz0lEl051/

In the message to Tiller, he wrote:

• billyrivera4588@brysontiller, One of your biggest fans has tragically passed away, her friends & family would appreciate it if you could possibly post a picture of her, you have her hat btw she threw it to you on stage at one of your concerts #palinyasworld Rip baby girl. -Please tag @brysontiller

Courtesy Photo: Billy Rivera