Hoa Thi Tran

Mrs. Hòa Thị Trần, 97 of Boca Raton, FL; a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully on Saturday March 12th , 2022 surrounded by her beloved family. She was born in Nam Đinh Province, North Vietnam in 1925. She was the daughter of the late Quyền Duy Trần, a Vietnamese Mandarin in the early 20th century and Lý thị Phạm. Mrs Trần, our beloved mother, had lived a full life witnessing for the last 10 decades many significant political events including the Vietnam War that was deeply affecting the lives of millions of the Vietnamese people. She personally experienced the Nationalist uprising against the French colonial rule leading to the signing of the Geneva treaty that forced her family to migrate from North to South Vietnam in 1954, the Tết offensive in 1968 that destroyed her house and then the fall of Saigon in 1975 separating her family with 2 sons in the labor camps for over a decade and a son evacuating into the US.

In 1990, fifteen (15) years after the fall of Saigon, our mother together with her 7 children immigrated from South Vietnam to the US settling in Boca Raton, FL for the last 32 years. Our mother, a devoted Catholic, had been enjoying her life going to church, knitting clothes for her children and grandchildren, visiting them where they live, and watching many popular TV series and programs including the Tennis grand slams events. She even remembered the names of some of the famous American Tennis players such as Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

We will celebrate her long life of 97 years, a life that glorifies God’s name by completing her task on this earth. She taught us how to live and how to die.

Our mother was preceded in death by our father, Lễ Duy Lê (1985), her first son Lạc Quảng Lê (1980), her first son-in-law Phổ Văn Phạm (2017) who was the husband of her first daughter, and her third son Lịch Du Lê (1955).

She is survived by eight children:

- Lợi Hữu Lê (her second son) and his wife Hồng Hải Hoàng of Boca Raton, FL and their three children; Diana Khanh Hoàng Lê Cabrera, her husband Luis Alberto Cabrera and the two children Leo Khải Cabrera and Olivia Mai Cabrera of Plantation, FL; Johny Giang Hoàng Lê of Chicago, IL; and James Hoàng-Khôi Lê of Philadelphia, PA.

- Gia Thuận Lê (her first daughter) of Boca Raton, FL. She’s a widow.

- Michael Lai Lê (her fourth son), his wife KimThanh Đỗ Lê of Raleigh, NC and their four sons; Lawrence Duy Lê, his wife Georgeanna Bowen Lê and their daughter Laura Chi Lan Lê of Los Angeles, CA; Stefan Danh Lê, his wife Minh Phương Nguyễn Lê and their daughter Jean Mỹ Linh Lê of Raleigh, NC; Patrick Huân Lê of Durham, NC; and Kevin Huy Lê of Raleigh, NC.

- Kim Thúy Lê (her second daughter) and her husband Ciro Rodriguez of Boca Raton, FL.

- Thu Thủy Lê (her third daughter), her husband Dũng Tiến Nguyễn and their two children Jennifer Ý Như Nguyễn and Alan Thiên Ân Nguyễn of Coconut Creek, FL.

- Long Tiến Lê (her fifth son), his wife Trinh Mỹ Lê and their three sons; Joseph-Trọng Tiến Lê, Vincent Tiến Lê, and Anthony Tiến-Phong Lê of Orlando, FL.

- Hoàng Dung Lê (her youngest daughter), her husband Minh Tân Phạm and their two children; Gabrielle Minh Diễm Phạm and Christian Minh Tuấn Phạm of Boyton Beach, FL.

- Hoàng Vũ Duy Lê (her youngest son), his wife Mai Khanh Vũ and their daughter Katie Tường Vi Lê of Ashburn, VA.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday March 19th at 9:00am in St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church, 2700 NE 36th St. Lighthouse Point FL. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 6-8 PM in the Babione Funeral Home, 10060 Calle Comercio Dr. Boca Raton, FL 33428.