Giam Trung Pham

Mr. Giam Trung Pham, age 100, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2025, at his home. Born on April 9, 1925, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Mr. Giam Pham was a beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather known for his kindness, resilience, integrity, and love for travel and reading.

Mr. Giam Pham graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris in 1953 before enlisting in the Commissariat de la Marine, in Toulon, France, where he was trained to be a Naval Commissioner with roles in financial administration, supply, and logistics for the French Navy. He joined the South Vietnamese Navy upon his return to South Vietnam in 1956, where he served as the Navy Controller until the fall of Saigon in 1975, with his final rank being Navy Captain. During his time served in the Vietnamese Navy, he was decorated with the distinguished Medal of Gallantry Cross (Huy Chuong Anh Dũng Bội Tinh) for his bravery as he commanded and thwarted a surprise attack launched by the North Vietnamese communists into the Navy headquarters on the eve of the Tet Offensive in 1968 while he was on duty call that night.

During his 10-year stay in Paris, he married the love of his life, Miss Boi-Huyen Nguyen, and together they had 3 children born in Paris and subsequently 3 more children born in Saigon, Vietnam.

After coming to the U.S. with his family in 1975, Mr. Pham first settled in Pensacola, Florida where he worked for a small CPA firm and taught English as a second language to other Vietnamese families. He also advocated for other fellow Vietnamese to help them find gainful employment and adjust to their new life in America. His love and amazing aptitude for language allowed him to speak fluently in French and English and he was also learning Spanish in his spare time. Thanks to his linguistics skills, after he retired at age 60, he became a certified Trilingual Interpreter/Translator and got assignments from the courts and private law firms to help them with litigation involving Vietnamese and French people. He kept working as his excellent health allowed and was proud to be a productive taxpayer well into his 80’s. Besides spending time with his kids and grandkids, Mr. Pham also enjoyed playing mahjong and reading to keep his mind sharp. He served as an example for others to never stop learning at any age.

Mr. Giam Pham is survived by his six children Ngoc-Lan, Ngoc-Mai, Ngoc-Dung, Thuy-Liên, Trung-Hieu, Kim-Thu, their respective spouses, twelve grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Boi-Huyen three years ago.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., following a service and distribution of mourning headbands rituals by Buddhist monks, at the Chapel of Eternal Peace (Vĩnh Cửu Funeral Home), 2454 S. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077.

A brief additional visitation will also be available on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., with eulogies at 11:30 a.m. in the Chapel, followed by the funeral service at 12:00 p.m. A committal service and gravesite ceremony will occur at 1:00 p.m. at the nearby Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.

The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks for the love, outpouring of sympathy and kindness received during this difficult time.

Gia đình chúng tôi vô cùng thương tiếc xin báo tin đến thân bằng, quyến thuộc và bạn hữu,

Thân Phụ, Nhạc Phụ, Ông Nội, Ông Ngoại, Cụ Nội và Cụ Ngoại của chúng tôi:

Cụ Ông PHẠM TRUNG GIÁM

Cựu Hải Quân Đại Tá QLVNCH

Sanh năm 1925 tại Hà Nội, Việt Nam

Đã tạ thế ngày 20 tháng 5 năm 2025 tại Sugar Land, Texas

(nhằm ngày 23 tháng 4 âm lịch năm Ất Tỵ.)

Hường đại thọ 101 tuổi

Tang lễ sẽ được cử hành tại Nhà Quàn Vĩnh Cửu

(Chapel of Eternal Peace at Forest Park Cemetery and Funeral Home)

2454 S. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077 - Tel. 281-531-8180

CHƯƠNG TRÌNH TANG LẼ

Thứ Bảy Ngày 31 tháng 5, 2025

1:00 pm: Lễ Nhập Quan và Thọ Tang

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Thăm Viếng

Chủ Nhật Ngày 1 tháng 6, 2025

11:00 am: Thăm Viếng, Lễ Cầu Siêu và Di Quan

Lễ An Tang

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