Mr. Truyen "Troy" Thanh Nguyen

Truyen was born on April 20, 1930, in Ke Mon Village, Vietnam to Con Thanh Nguyen and Que Thi Tran. From a young age he was extremely bright and excelled in school. He was quickly promoted to being a military attaché and was nominated to be sent to the USA to help forge diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the USA in 1962. The war in Vietnam escalated in 1964 and he and his family had to declare political asylum after being recalled back to Vietnam by the new communist government. Truyen was the only one of five Vietnamese attaches to be allowed to stay in the USA due to ability to assimilate into American culture.

Truyen and his wife, Thoa Thi Nguyen, whom he met in Hue, Vietnam were married in 1956 and had 6 children in 8 years and were married for 68 years. After enrolling in Georgetown University in 1963, Truyen was able to achieve a Master’s degree of Economics in 2 short years. His determination and drive led him to a career in Information Management Systems where he helped to revolutionize the industry. Over the years he also built a legacy of stock and real estate investments as he lived the American Dream with his family.

Truyen will be lovingly remembered by his 6 children (Son, Quang, Tu, Ha, Minh, My), 10 grandchildren (Kim, Mai, Victor, Lorryn, Nicholas, Nikki, Marisa, Alex, Megan, Rachel), and 3 great grandchildren (Liam, Caleb and Louanna). He is also survived by his sister Tra, and his brother Trang and Trang’s wife Ly.

The family would also like to express their gratitude to De Nguyen and her family for their love and support for both of their parents over the last 15 years.

A visitation will be held at Blount & Curry FH-Carrollwood, located at 3207 W Bearss Ave, Tampa, FL 33618, on October 25, 2025, from 9:30 am to 10:00 am. A funeral and Buddhist ceremony will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm followed by a welcoming Buddhist ceremony at 1:00 pm at the temple Phap Vien Minh Dang Quang: 5607 Town N Country Blvd, Tampa, Fl 33615.