Man was born in Kien An, Vietnam, to Bau Van Pham and Thom Thi Nguyen on February 10, 1942. He married Xi Thi Pham (Nguyen) on July 8, 1965. They raised 3 sons and 3 daughters.
At the age of 20, Man joined the Vietnamese military academy Truong Bo Binh Thu Duc. He graduated 2 years later and began his career as a Military Intelligence Officer in the Tay Ninh province in Vietnam. He also later served in the Long Khanh province in Vietnam. He rose among the ranks to a Captain. Before the fall of Vietnam in 1975, he arranged for his wife, 5 children (+1 on the way), parents and siblings’ families to flee to the U.S. He was unable to escape with his family as he was captured by the Vietnamese Communist regime. He was a POW for 13 years. In 1990, he was reunited with his family in the U.S. under the Humanitarian Operation program.
In his spare time, he enjoyed gardening and spending time with his 13 grandchildren.
Man is survived by his beloved wife, Xi; their six children: Hung (Michelle) Pham, Trang (Branden) Beuschlein, Hoa (Cathy) Pham, Minh (Raymond) Miran, Hiep (Sarah) Pham and Kim (Roger) Shu; thirteen grandchildren, Kaitlin, Ryan, Laurence, Christopher, Alyssa, Jason, Natalie, Julian, Sophie, Spencer, Dominic, Kekoa and Kaileo; two brothers Hong (Ly) Pham and Tan (Hang) Pham and three sisters, Nga Do, Na Pham and Nguyet Pham. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Quyen Pham.
Viewing, funeral mass and burial will be held on May 19, 2021:
-St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, 1522 McCoy Ave, San Jose, California
10:00AM- Final Viewing
11:00AM- Funeral Mass (Reverend Father Andrew Nguyen presiding) Livestream links: https://www.facebook.com/minh.miran
https://youtube.com/c/StThomasSJ
-Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, 22555 Cristo Rey Dr, Los Altos, California.
1:00PM- Burial
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