Minh Tri Le

Minh Tri Le, 56, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Houston, TX at MD Anderson Cancer Center after a hard and brave battle with lung cancer. Minh was born December 28, 1959 in Saigon, Vietnam to Tam Le and Yen Nguyen. He immigrated to Minnesota when he was 17 and went on to attend the mechanical engineering program at the University of Virginia.

Minh married Nancy Nga Viet Nguyen in 1978 and they moved to Houston, TX shortly thereafter. Minh worked at Kellogg, now KBR, until 1984, when he decided to open his own engineering firm, Pressure Vessel Design Pro Corporation, where he specialized in designing pressure vessels and engineering software, finite element analysis, and consulting. During his career, Minh contributed his skills to NASA’s Mars Rover Project and was a great supporter of the future of engineering through his position as an advisor to the Texas A&M University College of Mechanical Engineering for over 10 years as well as his support of student projects, including the Solar Racecar Program.

Minh lived his life selflessly and generously, always thinking of others and helping out wherever he could. He continuously contributed to many charitable organizations, including the Houston SPCA, Disabled American Veterans, and the U.S. Olympics.

He was preceded in death by his father Tam and his sister ChristineTran. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, his daughter Dr. Jennifer Oanh Kim Le and her husband Dr. Zachary Clay Reynolds, his mother Yen, his grandmother Van Thi Nguyen, his brother Dung Le and his wife Mai, his sister Anh Le and her husband Trung, his brother Hung Le and his wife Hanh, his brother Chris Tran, and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Minh’s memory to MD Anderson Cancer Center (http://gifts.mdanderson.org) and the Houston SPCA (http://www.houstonspca.org/give/memorials-and-tributes.html).