Mika Samuel Mage, age 34, of Newark, Delaware, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2021. He was born in Chapel Hill, NC, as the beloved son of Dr. Maria Donner and Dr. David Mage. Mika grew up in Malaysia and Switzerland before his family returned to Chapel Hill and later moved to Delaware, where he attended the Charter School of Wilmington. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and then earned his Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Mika was a dual citizen of the United States and Finland. He had ambitions of pursuing medical studies, and in his leisure time enjoyed learning about science, playing the guitar, and producing heavy metal music. Mika was smart, funny, and driven, played too hard, and departed from this world too soon.
Mika is survived by his mother, Maria Donner, and his sister, Susanna. He is preceded in death by his father, David. The funeral was private and the family is not asking for any contributions.
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