Birth date: Jul 11, 1981 Death date: May 16, 2026
Jeremy Lee Parkin, 44, of South Jordan, Utah passed away on May 16, 2026 while on a bike ride in Heber, Utah. Jeremy was born July 11, 1981 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Douglas and Carlene Parkin. Jeremy grew up in Riverton and gra Read Obituary
I am a Taiwanese, met Jermey in China when I was his supplier. He was one of the smartest and toughest customer I've ever met. However, we became friends, colleagues, and one you've missed always even in different part of the world.
I still remember the mug he mailed that was supposed to arrive before new year but turned out it arrived Taiwan in April next year.
I still remember the first time I visited his place, he showed me his secret book (it's the recipe for cocktail but that's how I called it) in the kitchen. I asked him "is this where you used to yell at me". He said "yes" and we laughed out loud. Then he let me order a drink from that secret book. We chatted, played video games, shared thoughts... it's still a lot in my mind. Penny from Taiwan.
I first met Jeremy when he still drove that shitty little Hyundai, I think it was silver. I remember walking through the parking lot with him at IMFlash many times and him saying funny stuff about that car, and that his dream car was a Volkswagen“Thing”.
Since learning about Jeremy’s death, I’ve tried to trace my memories of our time together over and over again to identify that first time we met. I’m not sure when that was or that it really matters. But what stands out as most important to me was that he let me know that he was a supportive ally of the LGBTQ community, and he was “out” about that at work. And the impact that had on me, I’d never felt that kind of support from someone at work before up to that point.
He was so thoughtful. He’d make eye contact when he was talking to you, and he was funny. So really…. the rest was herstory, our friendship blossomed quickly once we realized we had shared values and sense of humor.
He totally felt like a work wife to me. Any time we could connect over lunch, we would. But our connection grew beyond work. He was so clear and vocal about how much he loved, was crazy about and totally supported his life partner, Kalli, and his daughter Isadora. And it was such a pleasure being a witness to that joy.
Jeremy lived out loud and was nerdy about super cute things like mechanical keyboards, fancy pens, his acquired taste for bow ties and cool socks. I felt so comfortable to be my for-real self around Jeremy.
I have so many memories of Jeremy I keep sitting with,....that make me smile and make me miss the hell out of him.
I’ll carry my memories of him for the rest of my days. I’m so grateful to have known Jeremy, to have laughed with him many times, and to have talked about the real stuff together.
I hope to stay connected into the future Kalli & Isadora. I’d love to continue to honor Jeremy with both of you for many years to come.
Jeremy was one of my favorite people - he was an outstanding person, a great manager and mentor, and a really good friend. I've had the absolute pleasure of knowing him for nearly 10 years and getting to work with him for about 7 of those. He was truly one of a kind and got his energy from helping other people.
Jeremy, I wish I could have expressed to you how important you are to me. I truly valued our time together; working for you was a dream come true. You embodied so many aspects of the kind of person I want to be. Rest easy my friend.
J was one of the best people I’ve ever met during more than 20 years of working together as an ODM partner. He was kind, thoughtful, humorous, brilliant, and humble. No matter how difficult the situation was, he always brought positivity and warmth to the people around him.
It is very hard to process this heartbreaking news. May God bless his beloved ones, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family. He will be deeply missed and always remembered.
We crossed paths briefly at Entrata and he aws one of my favorite people I worked with. He's clearly brilliant and kind, and always had great thoughts and perspectives to share.
Jeremy was more than just my brother-in-law. He was my brother-in-heart. He was one of my best friends, even if I was probably still just Kalli’s annoying little brother who hung around too much.
We’ve been through and done so much together over the last two decades . I admired him and looked up to him so much. He was the one who got me into activism and one of the only people who truly understood or cared about half the stuff I was passionate about — or at least humored me. He introduced me to so many cool bands. He supported me when I was politically targeted and going through all of my legal issues related to activism.
We hosted a successful weekly podcast together for years, back before podcasts were cool & everywhere. He made mundane family gatherings more enjoyable. He was my adrenaline buddy. We went skydiving together and once nearly drifted away in the ocean after losing track of where we were while snorkeling.
If this tragedy had happened to anyone else, Jeremy would have been the first person doing everything he could to help and support them. He was someone you could always call, no questions asked. He listened well, gave thoughtful advice, and genuinely cared about people.
I regret not spending more time with him these last few years and letting busy life get in the way.
My sister and niece were his whole world. We are absolutely devastated. I am going to miss him so much.
I work for a procurement software company called Opstream. Jeremy was a vendor for Opstream, and early adopter and champion for our product. I actually met Jeremy about a year earlier at a procurement conference in Boston.
Over the past couple of years, I have come to know what an amazing person he is, not by what he said, but what others have said about him. He was an amazing human, a great man!
He become kind of like a brother to me. I can't believe he is gone. So many people will feel the same as I do.
My prayers go out to the Parking family. May God step in and comfort you all and supplier for your every need.
We love you Jeremy!
I only got to see the work side of Jermey, but he was always pleasant to partner with. He could easily bring a smile to a group on a call and carried a positive approach to solving problems. It's hard to process that he is no longer here and has left a hole from his presence that will forever be missed.
