Natalie Marie Liquindoli

Natalie, 24, chose to end her journey earthside on Monday, June 27, 2022.

Natalie was born to Billy and Ellen (Rauch) Liquindoli, and she spent her life defying expectations and charting her own vibrant and eclectic path.

She loved snowboarding, music festivals, elephants, photography, hiking, hammocking, annoying her older sister, DIY crafts, powerlifting, shuffling, petting her dogs, petting other people’s dogs, and finding the beauty in nature. She did not love mashed potatoes.

Natalie was as warm and loving a friend as she was a passionate and persistent advocate for social and environmental justice. It is impossible to wholly sum up a person so imaginative, funny, fearless, and full of love. While these qualities were so obvious to the rest of us, a battle with depression obscured her view of that innate light and prevented her from seeing how fiercely we loved and valued her. 

It is an understatement to say Natalie was passionate about fighting against environmental change. In college, she cut her teeth in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, finding home in the acacia forests while brushing shoulders with the wildlife she loved so much. For four months she camped with stewards of the land, collecting data to uncover the cause of local wildlife population decline. She spoke often of this time in her life, recalling the simple joys of bush life – building friendships over card games, practicing yoga among elephants, and drifting to sleep with the roar of lions in the not-so-far distance. 

After returning from Botswana, Natalie earned her BS in Environmental Science from the University of New Haven, then began her career as an analytical wet chemist in Westborough, MA.

Natalie is survived by her parents, Ellen and Billy Liquindoli; her sister, Rachel Liquindoli; her grandfather Francis Liquindoli; and her grandmother, Suzanne Rauch. She also leaves behind the two dogs she rescued and loved so dearly, Cooper and Rusty; and countless aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.