Rissa Haynes (b. April 6, 1957; d. November 12, 2015) was a writer and vendor for Groundcover News.

Timeline: Rissa Haynes

January 9, 2016. Memorial service scheduled at 11:00 a.m. at St Johns' Lutheran Church on Wayne Rd in Westland, MI.

December 2015. Celebrating the life of Rissa Haynes, April 6, 1957 - November 12, 2015. Groundcover News. "Rissa lit up the world with her smile and the world with her ositivity and love. We will all ache with missing her."

May 2013. Groundcover's Crisis: Life-changing publisher wants hers back. By Eve Silberman for the Ann Arbor Observer. "Rissa Haynes' friendliness and warm smile made her one of Groundcover's most popular salespeople. With health difficulties that caused her to rely first on a cane and then a walker, she has recently cut back on her selling. But when she worked regularly, Haynes says, she would usually pull in at least $160 a month. "It made quite a difference," she says, explaining that her "income" without Groundcover relies on disability payments--which after other expenses leave her only about $14 a month for food."

May 24, 2011  Incurable Optimist: Rissa Haynes by Eva Hattie L. Schueler, Ann Arbor Community High School Communicator. "“I’m an incurable optimist, okay?” Rissa Haynes, a vendor for Groundcover, said about herself with a laugh. “I’m the kind of person who goes after Moby Dick with my tartar sauce.” And despite all the things that have happened since she came to Ann Arbor in 2009, Haynes maintains a cheerful, positive outlook on life."