Chris Colfer, who played Kurt, sent a photo of the Joy days, with Rivera dressed in Santana in her cheerleader uniform. “Happy birthday, dear. I miss you,” he wrote.
Amber Riley shared a photo of her tribute to Rivera in Kimmel during the summer. “A little update, Naya, the land is REALLY a ghetto now !!! Still, I miss you so much and wish you were here,” she wrote in the caption. “There wasn’t a day when you didn’t cross my mind, and when you do, I take a moment of silence to remember all the beautiful moments we spent together. your tribute today (don’t worry, I’m checking on the mother). HAPPY CELESTIAL BIRTHDAY ANGEL. “
Rivera’s body was found in Lake Piru, California, on July 13, and an autopsy by the Ventura County Medical Examiner revealed the cause of the star’s death as drowning and the way it was an accident.
The singer disappeared the week before, after renting a boat with her four-year-old son, Josey. When the boat did not return after the three-hour rental, the team found him at the lake with Josey alone on board, sleeping and wearing a life jacket. An adult life jacket, believed to be from Rivera, was still on the boat.