Riley May was born on May 4th, 2005 in Memphis, Tennessee, to her parents Ashley and Nathan May. Riley was always a very outgoing person, talking to the lady sitting next to her at the nail salon and the cashier at Kroger. She always went out of her way to help people. Riley dreamed of becoming a Social Worker, to provide therapy and other resources to children with chronic pain and chronic illness. Riley graduated high school in 2023 from Saint Benedict at Auburndale, in Memphis, TN. She was continuing her education at Mississippi State University. Riley was living in Starkville, Mississippi, at the time of her death.