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Yiwei Ding Obituary
Yiwei Ding, surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023 at the age of 60.
Beloved husband for twenty-seven years of Jin Xie; father of Stanley and Sarah Ding; son of Youjun Ding and Daquan Qi.
Yiwei was born in 1963 in Beijing China. He graduated from Peking University in 1984 and received his PhD in chemistry from Iowa State University in 1992. He was an avid photographer and the biggest supporter of his children's sports, never missing a game. He enjoyed listening to classical music, fishing, playing cards, and hanging out with friends. Yiwei is dearly loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Services: Funeral service at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Saturday May 6, 2:30 p.m. Visitation 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Friends may sign the family’s on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.
Please see details for memorial service at Dr. Yiwei Ding Memorial Service May 6, 2023.pdf
Memories and Condolences
for Yiwei Ding
47 Entries
Yimin
September 15, 2025
It´s been over two years. You should be proud to see your family members doing well. We miss you very much. I thought about you all the time. Big brother, you have been a guardian angel to boost my spirit and courage
Qin Zhou
April 27, 2024
Hi, Yi Wei, it's been a year now, but your face is still clear...we still remember you and our class group on Wechat said many nice things about you during the Qing -ming festival , you are lucky on this sense! Our world is no better than the place you went to, so rest in peace!
Jim Bashkin
June 1, 2023
Yiwei was a good man, a loyal friend, a talented chemist, and most of all, devoted to his family. He is missed by many.
Shubei/Felix Hu
May 11, 2023
I want to pay tribute to a wonderful husband, father, and a family man. Yiwei has been a part of my life for twenty plus years, and he continues to be to this day. When he lived in St. Louis, I have fond memories of us playing cards while the children videogamed in the adjacent room, sharing potluck dishes, driving our families on road trips to Florida and Michigan among the many shared destinations we’ve had. Much of this was put on hold when Yiwei moved to Houston a few year ago.
I have no doubt that being away from Jin and children was hard on Yiwei. But between those brief moments of separation, when he flew to St. Louis to catch Sarah or Stanley’s field hockey/soccer matches, Yiwei became a glue that brought his whole family together to bond over the game. Certainly, for me, when he visited St. Louis, life felt richer in his presence.
Yiwei has always been a dedicated person. For instance, his support for Sarah and Stanley’s interest in sports maintains a lengthy and decorated record. I recall, when Stanley was young, that regardless of weather condition and season, Yiwei could be found in the park with Stanley after dinnertime, the two practicing soccer drills. This attitude pervaded his life, which exemplified brilliance through action.
Oftentimes when seeing him, Yiwei would begin conversations with a narrative, in which he stated “story”, “let me tell you guys a story.” Yiwei, I look forward to the next time we can be together, shuffle cards, and you can recount stories of your time apart from us.
Farewell Yiwei. There are only so few people who can leave as deep of an impression as you have left on me, both in life and in passing. I am grateful to have known you in this life. May you rest in peace. We will meet again.
Jay Puranik
May 8, 2023
Deepest heartfelt condolences to Yewei´s family. He was a great colleague with whom we had dinner several times at our place and discussed variety of topics. We cannot believe he passed so suddenly. We will miss him.
Jay and Rashmi Puranik
Crosslink Team, St. Louis. Y. Ding, 4th from left.
Patrick Kinlen
May 7, 2023
Though I have been out of touch with Yiwei for a number of years, hearing of is passing this week hit me especially hard. I hired him out of college in the late 1990s and have some great memories of those early days working in Q building as part of Monsanto’s Growth Enterprise. Back then our team was chartered to come up with new ideas to develop new business platforms- ours was conductive polymers. Yiwei nicknamed one of the polymers under development “PANDA” .
A few years after I left Monsanto, Yiwei joined me at Crosslink (I have attached a photo below; Yiwei is 4th from the left). As well as being a brilliant synthetic chemist, he was a very kind and considerate individual, happy and fun to work with. No challenge was too great for him to overcome; he always had ideas on how to tackle problems that for some would seem insurmountable. I have worked with many scientists over my career, and he set the bar high.
Ebenezer Satyaraj
May 6, 2023
My deepest condolences to your family. Yiwei was a great colleague, who I admired not only for his scientific abilities but also for being such an amazing human being. I will cherish the few years that I got to know him and work with him. He was incredibly proud of you both, Stanley, and Sarah. I remember the many conversations where he talked about your academic success and successes in your sport activities. May God give you the strength and fortitude as you celebrate his life and legacy. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Hui Han
May 6, 2023
Yiwei was a great colleague and friend: he was always generous in sharing his knowledge and I learnt a lot from him when we worked together at Monsanto; I will never forget the valuable conversations we had about technology, science, career, and life.
I will always cherish the wonderful memories I have with Yiwei and he will be forever missed.
Jing Lo & Jian Tang
May 6, 2023
A loving husband and fully dedicated father, Yiwei is extremely proud of his family. Yiwei and Jin's total commitment to Stanley and Sarah's education and development is most admirable! What a well lived life that inspires all of us!
A fun and great friend/colleague to be around, Yiwei is always energetic and positive with a smile on his face. Among so many fondest memories of all the chats and gatherings we had, the most unique one is going together to Dave Mungenast car dealership to negotiate. We purchased 2 new identical RDX300 which each of our family still owns and exchange tips about after 20+ years!
RIP dear friend!
Kevin Wang
May 6, 2023
Jin, Stanley, and Sarah,
I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences to your family. I still remember visiting Uncle Yiwei and Aunt Jin in St. Louis when I was young and hearing my father recounting stories of the times shared together when you were in graduate school together. I am so grateful at the opportunity to have known your family throughout my life. My heart goes out to you for the loss of such a wonderful husband, father, and man.
Xiaoyan Huang
May 6, 2023
I am classmate with Yiwei at Peking University for both undergraduate and master program in polymer before he went to US. When I arrived US in January 1987, Yiwei came to UConn and visited me which meant so much to me as I didn´t know anyone and didn´t speaking much English. The kindness, smile, and friendship from Yiwei will stay will us forever. With deepest condolences to Jin, Stanley and Sarah, from Xiaoyan Huang and Wei-Ching Yu
Xiaohong Zhou
May 6, 2023
Still cannot believe Yiwei left us so abruptly. He was one of the most interesting individuals among our classmates at PKU, witty yet serious, eloquent yet attentive, enthusiastic yet easy-going. Yiwei was a fighter for what he believed, what he pursued, and what he loved. His passing would only inspire us to continue our efforts to fight against cancer.
Xiaohong Joe Zhou
Zhaohui Geng
May 5, 2023
Jin, Stanley, and Sarah,
We are tremendously saddened for your loss. Yiwei was a great friend and will be missed dearly. The friend gatherings and card games won't be the same without him. We know there are no words can ease your pain, but we want you to know that you have our unwavering support and love during this difficult time.
With our deepest condolences,
Tianwei & Zhaohui
Gang Tong & Xiaohong
May 5, 2023
With heartfelt condolences. Yiwei you will forever be in our thoughts. May all the joy filled memories help Jin and children at this incredibly difficult time.
Gang Tong and Xiaohong
Shifeng Hou and his family
May 5, 2023
Yi-wei,My deepest condolences to the Yi-wei´s family in this time of sorrow. May he rest in peace. Yi-wei, you are my big brother, hope you can hear me from heaven now. I remember first call you big brother is almost twenty years ago. As Peking University Alumni, it is you to lead me from academic to Industrial area. It is you told me how to deal with the products and technology. It is you to drive from St. Louis to Springfield, to set up a new site of our company (Crosslink). Then I back to China, you stay in St. Louis, we talk over phone frequently. It was in the Youyi Hotel (Beijing), 2020-01-22, we two met together to have a lunch, then Covid-19 came. Then both of us promised to meet each other after pandemic. But now, hope you can hear me from heaven. May you rest in peace. I will missing you forever,my big brother.
Jian Li
May 5, 2023
I was in shock to hear about YiWei´s death. We went back to high school days when our two families lived in the same apartment building for years. Everyday after school, we would play soccer together till dark. Yiwei is a skillful soccer player and I learned a lot from him. We lost contact after college and have not heard anything from him until now. But even after 40 years, I can still remember his smile.
Yiwei, rest in peace, you will still live in the hearts of many, including mine.
Faming Xu
May 5, 2023
Jin, Stanley and Sara,
We are deeply saddened for your loss. Yiwei was such a gentle and nice friend. He will truly be missed when we play cards again without him. Our deepest sympathy to your family.
With love at this sad time
Faming Xu, Zhu Min & families
John Engel
May 5, 2023
My deepest sympathies to Yiwei's family.
Ding and I were part of Dr. Barton's group from 1989-1993. We enjoyed may great times together and quite a few pitchers of beer. I consider our friendship during that time one of my fondest memories of graduate school.
Indorama Europe
May 5, 2023
Here at Indorama Europe we are heartbroken to hear about Yiwei Ding.
He was a wonderful co-worker and team member and will be greatly missed.
Our heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
Please know that we are thinking of you during this difficult time.
Dongmei Wang
May 5, 2023
I met Yiwei in 1980 when we entered the college together. Ten years later, we met again at Iowa State. Another five years passed, he got married. Then he became a happy husband and father with two wonderful kids. Everything seemed quite well for him until he shocked us with such sudden leave.
Yiwei,
Time may pass and fade away but memories of you will always stay!We will miss you dearly !
,!
Dongmei
May 4, 2023
,RIP
SHifeng Hou
May 4, 2023
Yi-wei,My deepest condolences to the Yi-wei´s family in this time of sorrow. May he rest in peace. Yi-wei, you are my big brother, hope you can hear me from heaven now. I remember first call you big brother is almost twenty years ago. As Peking University Alumni, it is you to lead me from academic to Industrial area. It is you told me how to deal with the products and technology. It is you to drive from St. Louis to Springfield, to set up a new site of our company (Crosslink). Then I back to China, you stay in St. Louis, we talk over phone frequently. It was in the Youyi Hotel (Beijing), 2020-01-22, we two met together to have a lunch, then Covid-19 came. Then both of us promised to meet each other after pandemic. But now, hope you can hear me from heaven. May you rest in peace. I will missing you forever,my big brother.
Jinjun Li
May 4, 2023
Back in time when we were at Iowa State, I made him believed that he won a big jackpot. He immediately offered me a new car. He was just that kind.
His wisdom and infectious humor certainly will live in my heart!
Daengsurisri Family
May 4, 2023
Our deepest condolences to the Ding family. We will miss seeing him at school. May he rest in peace.
MICDS Chinese Community
May 4, 2023
We are so sorry for your loss! Our hearts go out to you and your family! Please know that we are thinking of you and your family during this difficult time. HUGS!
- MICDS Chinese Community
URANO Family
May 4, 2023
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of Yiwei. Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Thomas, Craig, Yoko, and Fumi URANO
Courtney Birkel
May 4, 2023
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Yiwei. He was a kind & happy man and was thrilled to watch Stanley & Sarah play soccer and field hockey. He usually arrived early and was usually too excited to sit down! We loved hearing his stories and will miss him on the sidelines.
Love,
Birkel Family
Kip Sharp
May 4, 2023
My deepest condolences! Yiwei was a great scientist and mentor!
Jingfeng Wang
May 3, 2023
My deepest condolences to Yiwei’s family. He will be dearly missed. Time will heal the pain. Memory will live forever. May Yiwei rest in eternal peace.
Birkel
May 3, 2023
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Yiwei. We remember how much joy and pure excitement Yiwei had while watching Stanley and Sarah play soccer and field hockey. He had a hard time sitting down at their games...he just loved it. We will miss him on the sidelines but know he will forever be watching from heaven.
Love, The Birkel´s
Mu Wang
May 3, 2023
Jin, Stanley, Sarah:
I am heartbroken for your loss and hoping you find peace during this difficult time. Yiwei will be truly missed. He will always be here in our hearts.
Lena Zhang
May 3, 2023
Dear Jin,
May Yiwei´s soul be in peace! May the thoughts and Prayers of those who Care surround you in comfort and bring you peace. With Deepest Sympathy!
Yan Meng
May 3, 2023
Please accept my heartfelt condolences at this time.
I am so grateful to have met you, Yiwei. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and life experience with me. You will always live in our hearts.
Jibing Lin
May 3, 2023
Yiwei and I were labmates at Iowa State graduate school in Prof. Barton's group. Him, Pang, Mongkol and I spent the most time together in the lab. Besides the daily chemistry discussions, Yiwei was a big time Knicks fan back then, and I was a Bulls fan, we had so much fun watching/talking about NBA games, trashing the opposite team!
Yiwei also loved to play cards, and a group of us usually play at his place all night for one night during the weekend. It was so much fun!
We miss you dearly, our brother, Yiwei Ding!
Jibing
GS
May 3, 2023
Yiwei was a wonderful person. He will be missed by everyone that was lucky enough to know him. My condolences.
Karen Wang and Family
May 3, 2023
I am so sad to hear about your loss. My heart goes out to you and your children. I wish you and your children strength, peace and comfort at this difficult time.
Mark Tijerina
May 3, 2023
I would like to offer my deepest condolences during this time. Yiwei was many things to many people not just here at Indorama but also in life. But most importantly to me he was also my friend. I will miss him.... Thank you, my dear friend, for the brief time we had. May you find peace now that you are at rest.
Meggie
May 3, 2023
We are so sorry to hear Yiwei's passing! Yiwei is a great man and will be missed by all of us! May Yiwei rest in peace. Sending Xie, Stanley and Sarah our love and strength during this difficult time.
Greg Hulbert
May 3, 2023
So sorry to hear of Yiwei's passing. He was a great friend, who was always positive, and very proud of his family. He was a great listener, and took a genuine interest in the well-being of others. I always enjoyed our frequent talks. He will be greatly missed.
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