Qi Li passed away on February 14, 2024, at the age of 63, after celebrating a final Valentine’s Day with his loving family by his side.
Qi was born on January 25, 1961, in Shantou, China, to Zhuo Chen Li and Sai Hua Zhao. While he came from a working-class family, Qi’s natural intelligence and diligence propelled him to Sun Yat-Sen University, one of the nation’s top colleges, where he became the first in his family to graduate from college, with a degree in Computer Science. He then spent a number of years working in the customs office, where he met and married his lifelong wife, Jihong Lin. In his later days, he would describe this marriage as “one of the best decisions of his entire life”.
Ever the ambitious one, Qi moved to Texas in 1990 in order to pursue a brighter future for his family. Arriving with nothing but a suitcase, Qi worked various part-time jobs while pursuing his master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University. In 1993, his son, Andrew Li, was born. Qi was determined to provide a loving childhood and financial freedom for Andrew. Upon graduating, he spent the next 30+ years working as a software engineer and rose to become one of the most senior system engineers at Oracle. His son would grow up with all the love, education, toys and experiences he could wish for. Qi eventually paid his son’s way through college at Harvard University and never passed up an opportunity to brag about how proud he was of his son, much to Andrew’s embarrassment.
Outside of work, Qi loved spending time with his friends and family. In his free time, he could be found at the local recreation center playing ping pong with friends, gardening in his yard with his loving wife, watching 90s / 00s sitcoms with a glass of wine, reading up on current events in his study, traveling the world with his family or exploring local restaurants in search of the best seafood dishes.
Qi will be deeply missed and survived by his spouse, Jihong Lin, of Allen, Texas, and son, Andrew Li, who resides in New York City. He was preceded in death by his parents, Zhuo Chen Li and Sai Hua Zhao.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home - 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. The service will also be live streamed at https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/qi-li. Following the service, a procession will make its way to Ridgeview Memorial Park for a committal service.
李奇的讣告
李奇在与亲人共度最后一个情人节后，于2024年2月14日离世，享年63岁。
李奇于1961年1月25日出生于中国广东汕头，父母亲分别为李灼尘先生和赵赛花女士。尽管他出生在一个工人阶级家庭，但凭借过人的天赋和勤奋，他考入了中国顶尖高等学府之一的中山大学，并顺利毕业获得了计算机科学学位，成为家族中第一个大学毕业生。随后，他在汕头海关工作了一段时间，也正是在这段时间里，他结识了终身伴侣林继红。在人生的最后一段时间里，他常常形容这段婚姻是他“一生中最明智的决定之一”。
李奇是一个有着雄心壮志的人，为了追求给家人带来更美好的未来， 1990年，他仅带着一只行李箱来到美国德克萨斯州。他勤工俭学，在德克萨斯农工大学攻读计算机科学硕士并顺利获得硕士学位。1993年，他迎来了他的儿子Andrew Li。李奇决心为Andrew提供一个充满爱的童年，同时尽其所能地让Andrew无需为经济担忧。毕业后，他在软件工程领域工作了30多年，并成为Oracle公司最资深的系统工程师之一。Andrew在他的呵护下茁壮成长，拥有所想要的一切玩具，享受了所有的爱与教育，留下了相互陪伴成长的宝贵父子经历。李奇也资助了儿子在哈佛大学的大学学费，儿子是他最大的骄傲，他从不放过任何表达自己有多么为其骄傲的机会，尽管这有时会让Andrew感到有些尴尬。
工作之余，李奇非常享受与家人朋友们共度的时光。闲暇时他会在当地的休闲中心与朋友打乒乓球，与爱妻一起在花园里耕耘，拿着一杯葡萄酒观看90年代和00年代的情景喜剧，在他的书房里关注时事新闻，与家人一起环游世界，或者探索当地餐馆，寻找最美味的海鲜。
李奇将被他的家人朋友们深切怀念，他的遗孀林继红居住在德克萨斯州艾伦，儿子Andrew Li居住在纽约市。他的父母李灼尘先生和赵赛花女士已先他一步离世。
追思会将于2024年2月24日星期六上午10:00在Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow殡仪馆举行，地址位于德克萨斯州艾伦市中央高速公路2525号。追思会可以用以下链接于美国时间2月24日早上10点(CST), 中国时间2月24日晩上12点同步参加。
https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/qi-li
随后，队伍将前往Ridgeview纪念公园举行安葬仪式。