Yim Chheng

Yim’s life has been one of extraordinary resilience. He was born on June 28, 1951 in Kampong Chham to Heng Out and Pok Soy. He completed high school at 17, just as Cambodia teetered on the brink of war. In 1975, when the Khmer Rouge seized power, he was forcibly displaced to the rice fields of Battambang, separated from his own family, and placed with an unfamiliar one who, against the odds, treated him as one of their own. During the Khmer Rouge years, he was sent to work as a fisherman on the Tonle Sap, where he met Prasith. Despite the horrors surrounding them, they fell in love and were one of only seven couples married by the Khmer Rouge. When Prasith became pregnant with their first child, Panya, their survival became even more urgent – so Yim and family fled Cambodia. Along the way, they encountered firing squads, land mines, and aerial bombings that claimed the lives of many. But the Chheng family was miraculously spared and after a couple of years of living in refugee camps in Thailand and the Philippines, was able to immigrate to America. Yim settled his family in Texas and through his extraordinary work ethic, built an abundant life full of fishing excursions, road trips, and big family dinners. He was known as a gentle, kind, and generous family patriarch, always thinking of others before himself and always willing to lend a helping hand.

Yim’s life journey is one of hard work, courage, and protecting those he loved. His legacy is a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the love he has for others. He is survived by Prasith Ly Chheng, wife, of Irving, TX, his two sons, Panya Chheng and Kethia Chheng, plus his mother-in-law, sister-in-law, cousins, nephews, nieces, and grandchildren.

The visitation will be held from 2 – 8 o’clock p.m. on Thursday October 22 at the funeral home. The Funeral Service will be held at 10am on Friday October 23, at Moore Funeral Home. Cremation will follow.