Lilly Reitz
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One of my favorite pictures
Love this one! He loves Wes so much.
In loving memory of
Michael Lin Pearson
July 3, 2007 – February 23, 2024
Lived 16 years
Lehi City Cemetery · Lehi, Utah
Revelation 12: 7 And there was a war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
Life story
Michael Lin Pearson was born to Mitch & Adella Pearson on July 3, 2007. Everyone celebrated his arrival with fireworks! Michael, Mike or Mikey, no matter what you called him, Michael was always the life of the party.
Michael joined the family as the younger brother of Addie & Lilly and the only boy. He immediately established dominance over mom’s heart and used that to his advantage regularly.
Michael is Love & Light. No matter what the venue, he could find a way to serve someone or make someone smile or laugh. You could not find a better baby-sitter; this boy loves kids & and it wasn’t uncommon to find him entertaining all the little kids at any large function. Michael has a gift for making people feel comfortable and at ease and seemed to move between different groups of people and genres with ease.
Michael did take his own life and as much as it pains us to even say that or put it here after these beautiful memories, we believe it’s important. Michael didn’t have the “signs” and we believe every one of us is susceptible to the darkest of dark moments. If you or someone you know are struggling, help is available. Dial or text 988 to speak with a crisis counselor.
He will be missed terribly. We as his family know the Plan of Salvation is real. The Atonement is real – it’s already been done, and THIS is covered. Michael can and WILL progress. Jesus Christ the creator of all things and the Savior of each person knows Michael’s heart and he will be healed.
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Lifetime
The world Michael knew
Family milestones in gold, history for context
2007
Born July 3
2007
Welcome Michael!
2007
Blessing Day
2008
1st Birthday
2009
2nd Birthday
2009
Michael was 2 when Michael Jackson died
2013
6th Birthday
2013
First Day of Kindergarten - Eaglecrest Elementary
2014
First Day of 1st Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2014
Michael was 7 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
First Day of 2nd Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2015
Michael was 8 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2016
First day of 3rd Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2016
Michael was 9 when Pokemon Go sent millions outdoors hunting creatures
2017
First Day of 4th Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2018
First Day of 5th Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2019
Priesthood Ordination
2019
First Day of 6th Grade - Eaglecrest Elementary
2019
Michael was 12 when the Disney+ streaming service launched
2020
13th Birthday
2020
First Day of 7th Grade - Viewpoint Middle School
2021
14th Birthday
2021
First Day of 8th Grade - Viewpoint Middle School
2022
Michael was 15 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
16th Birthday
2023
First Day of 10th Grade - High School Skyridge
2024
Passed away February 23, age 16
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Arlene Pearson
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December 26 2024
Rainy Christmas visit
Skye Johnson
97w
To Our Michael Man
I had the honor of living with Michael for a few months last summer and boy was it fun! One of my favorite memories with Michael was playing, "guess this song" where we would each play only a few seconds of a song and we had to guess the name of the song and the artist. We competed against eachother and it was a close competition! I was always impressed with how much Michael knew about so many things and the confidence he had! I miss Michael every single day and love him more than I'll ever be able to describe. Can't wait to see you again Michael man🤟🏻
Shaylee Nielsen
98w
Skyridge Girls Basketball
We miss you everyday Mikey! We wear tattoos for you every game and think of you often. It’s been so different without you, the boys are still managers and keep your memory alive. They even made a mannequin of you so you could be in team pictures. We love you Mike 🧡
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