Michael Kevin Ning’s Life.

February 25, 1998 — August 16, 2024

His Chinese name is 宁萌 (níng méng), which is phonetically the same as 柠檬, meaning lemon. He loved lemons and had a tattoo of one on his right thigh. We hope that when you stumble across a lemon, you take a moment to think of him and the brightness he brought into your life.

Born.

February 25, 1998 @ 4:04pm ET

Michael was born in Reston Hospital in Northern Virginia to Li (Father) and Linda (Mother). He had an older brother who was ~5 years older than him named Vincent.

Kindergarten.

September 2003

Michael enters Kindergarten at Fairfax Christian School.

Elementary School.

September 2004

Michael enters Forestville Elementary School.

In Elementary School, Michael learned how to be a…

Basketball Player.

Clarinet Musician.

Tennis Player.

Middle School.

September 2010 — June 2012

Michael enters Kilmer Middle School.

High School.

September 2012 — June 2016

Michael’s graduation from Langley High School.

College.

May 2020

Michael’s graduation from Virginia Tech.

As Michael entered into The World, he learned how to be a…

Mountain Biker.

Marathon Runner.

World Traveler.

First Job.

July 2020

Epic Systems

Second Job.

May 2021

Dover

Entrepreneur.

Summer 2023

Smobi (YC S23)

Beautiful Memories

Michael lived life to the fullest, not only finding, but adding color everywhere he went.

Son. Brother. Friend. Lover. Explorer.

Please use this link to visit Michael’s online obituary.