Date of Birth:
Monday, November 14, 1994
Date of Death:
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Age:
30 years old

Micah Chetrit

Micah Orr Chetrit  

He taught us fortitude, perseverance, generosity, and so much more.

From a young age Micah loved the outdoors, running, swimming at the lake, and following his older brother around with no constraints or fears. His inquisitive mind was always searching for treasures and adventures. Coupled with his ever-growing tendency to collect things, and with the help of his older brother and faithful golden retriever, he brought home frogs, baby rabbits, baby snappers, injured birds, and lost cats, to name a few. Micah’s love of pets accompanied him throughout his life, especially his beloved companion cat for many years, Frannie.

At the age of six, Micah was diagnosed with a unique strand of muscular dystrophy, a cruel disease that overtook him too soon. With each passing year his challenges grew. First physically, but also socially, mentally, and spiritually. This did not deter Micah’s tenacity. At the age of 16, consistent with his love for the outdoors, he reached the rank of Eagle Scout. At school, Micah excelled academically and participated in several extracurricular activities. He reached State level at MathCounts competitions and was nominated MVP with the New-London-Spicer Robotics team. In college, Micah graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with Summa Cum Laude honors. During his senior year in college, he was hired by IBM and moved to Rochester MN to work for them upon graduation. Micah was a part of IBM’s micro-processor design group, at the leading edge of the high-tech industry, working to design the core of large-frame, cutting-edge computers.

Micah continuously expressed kindness and generosity. He enjoyed searching for unique and special gifts for his family and friends, and witty, thoughtful books for his niece and nephew. He also enjoyed hosting friends and playing both tabletop and video games with them. Micah was compassionate and understanding towards the brokenhearted and the hurting. He regularly supported multiple charities in more ways than his modesty revealed. In his continuous quest for knowledge, Micah would read unfathomable numbers of books each month and became a true collector of books from many genres. He was an endless source of information, and with wisdom and maturity that his progressing disease accelerated to beyond his years. He had the ability to converse with anyone, on any level, and enjoyed staying connected with his friends from around the world.

With each passing year, Micah carried an ever-increasing weight on his weakening shoulders due to the progression of the muscular dystrophy that was handed to him at young age. A weight only few understand, and even fewer are able to bear. For all those who walked beside him on this journey, we are grateful.

Micah is survived by his parents, Cyndi & Guy Chetrit, his older brother Aviv Chetrit and his wife Autumn, and their two children Melody and Ari. Micah left behind many aunts, uncles, and cousins around the world.

His blessed memory will accompany his family, and many others, for the rest of their lives. He is and will forever be missed as his legacy carries on with those he loved.

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 An informal gathering to Honor and Celebrate Micah’s Life will be held on:

Saturday, the 25^th of October 2025, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm

At the DoubleTree by Hilton, Owatonna

Address:  2365 43^rd St NW, Owatonna, MN 55060 (near Cabela’s)

The gathering will start with a service followed by visitation.

A light lunch will be served. 

For those interested in contributing to a charity as a memorial for Micah, one of the charities Micah supported in recent years is “Project Awesome” (https://www.projectforawesome.com/).