Mia A. Hernandez

Mia A. Hernandez passed away peacefully and instantly in her Chicago home Saturday evening at the age of 31.

Daughter of John and Kim Hernandez, Mia lit up her family as the first-born of her parents into an adoring family of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins. Literally, her feet rarely touched the ground the first 11 months of her life. Originally from the Little Village neighborhood, her family moved to Berwyn during her childhood.

Mia had a rare gift of being equally talented in Science and Art, and was intellectually gifted enough to receive admission into one of the top 3 Engineering universities in the country after graduating High School. Her true love and desire was to become an aspiring filmmaker and tech enthusiast, creating short films and a wide variety of other digital productions, so she changed direction.

After receiving her Bachelor