Xiaowen Huang

Huang, Xiaowen, 56, beloved wife, mother, daughter, friend, and IT professional, passed away peacefully at home in Fairfax, Virginia on September 25, 2021 after battling cancer for over a year. She is survived by her husband Hua Wang; her two sons Jack Wang and Nicholas Wang; her mother Xuexiang Lin; and her sisters Qing Huang and Bing Huang.

Xiaowen was born in Yongtai, Fujian, China, and studied at Nanjing University. She and her husband Hua met in Nanjing, fell in love in 1986, married in 1987, and had their first child Jack in 1990. After immigrating to America in 1991, Xiaowen and Hua built a life together in this new land. She earned her master’s degree in 1995 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, settled in Northern Virginia, and started working in the IT industry. In 1999, her second son Nicholas joined the family. Together they built a home, raised their family, nurtured deep friendships, and contributed to their community. Xiaowen loved jogging, playing ping-pong, karaoke, watching TV series, playing cards, and traveling.

Xiaowen worked as an IT professional in GIS for over 25 years. During her tenure in SAIC, she developed several outstanding GIS applications, as a principal professional, for the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. Among those, Windows for My Environment, EnviroMapper, NEPAssist, and EJSCREEN are among the top ranking applications, winning many software competitions and prestigious awards throughout the years. NEPAssist has been deployed to all of the ten EPA regions across the U.S. as well as every Central American country, Dominican Republic, and Chile. EJSCREEN, as the nation's leading environmental justice application, was included in one of President Biden’s executive orders in 2021.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at National Funeral Home, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042 and followed by a witness cremation at 3:00 PM. The burial ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM on October 5, 2021. Mask is required to attend the onsite services due to the concern of Covid-19. Livestream is available. Relevant information can be found at the following website. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/falls-church-va/xiaowen-huang-10376911

黄小文，享年56岁，一位倍受爱戴的妻子、母亲、女儿、朋友，和信息技术专业人士，历经一年多与癌症搏斗最终医治无效，于2021年9月25日在她美国弗吉尼亚州的家中安详逝世。她的亲属有丈夫王华，二个儿子王泽山和王泽元，母亲林雪香，以及二个姐姐黄菁和黄冰。

小文出生于中国福建省永泰县。本科就读于南京大学。大学毕业后曾在福建师范大学工作三年。1986年她和王华在南京相遇相爱，1987年结为伉俪。他们的长子王泽山生于1990年。1991年，他们双双来到美国, 在这片全新的土地上，携手共建他们美好的生活。1995年，她从北卡罗莱纳大学拿到硕士学位，随后在弗吉尼亚北部安家，开始了她在资讯技术领域的工作。1999年她的次子王泽元出生。他和丈夫不仅共建了美好的家园，还结交了众多感情深厚的朋友，也为社区服务做出许多贡献。小文喜爱慢跑、打乒乓球、唱卡拉OK、看电视连续剧、打牌和旅游。

小文在地理信息系统行业服务25年之久，是信息技术领域里资深的专业人士。在她SAIC的职业生涯里，作为高级资深的专业人士, 她为美国环境保护局开发了多个杰出的地理信息系统应用软件。在这些软件中，Windows for My Environment, EnviroMapper, NEPAssist, and EJSCREEN 四个应用程序最为有名。她在多年多种软件开发比赛中，赢得了诸多颇具声望的奖项。NEPAssist 已经在美国所有十个环保地区以及每一个中美洲国家，多米尼加共和国和智利得以应用。EJSCREEN, 作为国家前沿的环境公正应用软件，己包含在拜登总统2021年签发的一个行政令里。

小文的告别追悼活动将于2021年10月3号，星期天下午一点到三点在弗吉尼亚州的国家殡仪馆举行。随后是火化仪式。安葬仪式定于2021年10月5号星期二上午十点举行。相关人员可以现场或线上参加。因受疫情影响，现场参加人员需要佩戴口罩。现场直播以及与追悼会和葬礼的有关信息，请查看如下链接：https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/falls-church-va/xiaowen-huang-10376911