60 years ago Vu Dinh Thiep was my Giao Su at the Defense Language Institute and my choir master at the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey. I remember him well as a deeply devout Catholic and a highly animated instructor who inspired all his students. He had an extraordinary influence on me and I am deeply grateful that he was a part of my life.

I went on from DLIWC to West Point and am now a retired physician. I will be returning to West Point this month and will be meeting with the Vietnamese-American Cadet Association. This event caused me to reach back into my past to those days when I learned so much from Ong Thiep.

I do not mourn Vu Dinh Thiep but rejoice that he was a part of my life as should all of us who were touched by this extraordinary person. I have no doubt that he is receiving his eternal reward. Always remember him for a blessing and thank God for making him a part of your life.

Dana (Giang) C Johnston, MD , 



The family requests in lieu of flowers, a tax-deductible donation may be sent to https://www.lightdreamfoundation.org/ in memory of Joseph Thiep Dinh Vu.
You can also send checks to:  84 West Santa Clara St, Suite 320.    Memo: Thiep Dinh Vu


Our Father, Joseph Thiep Dinh Vu, age 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his residence in Elk Grove, California. He was born June 12, 1928 in Vietnam to Joseph Vu Van Bot and Rosa Phan Thi Sot. 
He married our mother, Celine Tuyet Mai Vu, on December 1st, 1951 in Vietnam and are survived by the six of us: Helen, Christine, John, Clement, Felicita, and Joseph,  with 16 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.
In 1957, our Father work for the Defense Language Institute as a Vietnamese language professor. He left our family in Vietnam to go the US for this opportunity to support our family.  In 1960, he was able to get all of us to the US.  While supporting our family, our Father was able to find the time to get a Master’s degree from the Foreign Language Institute of Monterey.
Our Father was a spiritual man who was involved in many church activities, like playing the organ and served as a choir director for a couple of Monterey Parishes for over forty years. He was a volleyball and soccer referee in which he enjoyed sports.  Our Father enjoyed traveling to many countries, especially to his homeland Vietnam, where he helped many non-profit organizations and orphanages. 
Our father was a devout Catholic and a devoted husband, and father. He was compassionate, generous and kind.  He was always ready to help others but never asked for help.  He never wanted to be acknowledged for anything he did.  He just simply helped.  Thiep was very strong and showed strength till the very end.  He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.


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Thiep Dinh Vu

12 juin 1928 – 27 avril 2019

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