Dr. Alyssa Dawn Lokits, Ph.D., age 34, of Nashville, TN was taken from this world on   Monday, October 14.

Alyssa was a graduate of University of Kansas with an undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology and a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a doctoral degree in Neuroscience.

Affectionately known to her family as "Lu", Alyssa was the best of us.  Volumes could not adequately describe the woman she was.   She deeply loved her family and friends.  Always poised, graceful, and beautiful, she was everyone's champion.  An avid traveler, she spoke several languages, and loved to take on new challenges ranging from home renovation, to art, and any topic she set her mind to.  In short, she was someone with limitless capability and potential. Alyssa never missed an opportunity to celebrate someone else's accomplishments. She was a light and inspiration.  We are all less without her, and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Alyssa is survived by her parents, Dr. Kirk and Christine Lokits; her siblings, Jeremy (Debbie) Lokits, Brandon (Katie) Lokits, Cody (Kayla) Lokits, Sean (Abby) Lokits, Rebekah (Kris) Kawalski, Jesse (Rachel) Lokits, Miriam (Hunter) Deforge, and Kenton Lokits; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and innumerable friends.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Springhouse Worship Center located at 1419 Old Nashville Hwy, Smyrna, TN 37167 at 10:00am CST.  Visitation will be held from 9:00am to 10:00am prior to the Service.

Expressions of Sympathy may be made to:

The Mary Parrish Center at maryparrish.kindful.com.

Alyssa was an advocate and former Board Member of the Mary Parrish Center.  The Mary Parrish Center provides comprehensive services to survivors of interpersonal and domestic violence.

An online guestbook is available for the Lokits family is available at www.woodfinchapel.com.