Tran Dong Hung

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TRẦN ĐỒNG HƯNG

Pháp danh Pháp Thạnh

Sinh ngày 17 tháng 12 năm 1941 tại Sóc Trăng, Việt Nam

Sĩ quan Nhảy Dù / QLVNCH Xuất thân Khóa 20 Trường Võ Bị Quốc Gia / Đà Lạt

Đã vĩnh viễn ra đi lúc 23 giờ 30 ngày 25 tháng 9 năm 2026 tại Orlando Florida, Hoa Kỳ

Hưởng thượng thọ 85 tuổi

Tang gia đồng khấp báo:

Vợ: Bà quả phụ Trần Đồng Hưng, nhũ danh Trương Thị Hà

Con trai:Trần Kế An

Con gái: Trần thị Mỹ An và chồng Justin Grusk

Cháu ngoại: Josephine Grusk

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Tang lễ ông TRẦN ĐỒNG HƯNG sẽ được tổ chức tai

Woodlawn Funeral & Cemetery

400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd. Gotha , FL 34734

Vào lúc 08.30 am ngày thứ bảy 10 tháng 10 năm 2026 (ngày mùng một tháng 9

năm Bính Ngọ) dưới sự chứng minh của Hòa thượng trụ trì chùa Pháp Vũ , chư

tăng ni cùng quý phật tử đạo tràng chùa Pháp Vũ,chùa Báo Ân & Tu Viện Cát Trắng...

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Hung Dong Tran, 84, of Orlando, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home & surrounded by his wife and children, on September 25, 2026. He was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, and friend. He will be deeply missed.

Hung Tran was born on December 17, 1941, in Sóc Trăng, Vietnam, the only surviving child of Dao Thi Bay and Tran Van Hoc. His father died of tuberculosis when Hung was still a young boy, and he was raised by his mother, who became the foundation of his early life.

Hung went on to graduate from the prestigious Vietnamese National Military Academy in November 20, 1965, as a proud member of its 20th graduating class. During the Vietnam War, he served his country as a paratrooper, a responsibility he carried with courage and devotion.

After the war, Hung endured more than ten years as a prisoner of war, living and laboring in camps across Vietnam. When he was finally released, he returned to life in Saigon and began building a future for himself and, eventually, for the family he would create.

In 1985, Hung met Ha, an operating room nurse, after a neighbor introduced the two. They married that year and began a partnership that would last for the rest of Hung’s life. Their son, Kean, was born in 1986, followed by their daughter, Myan, in 1988.

In 1993, Hung and Ha made the courageous decision to bring their young family to the United States through the pathways created by the Refugee Act of 1980. They settled in San Jose, California, where they built a new life from the ground up. With the help of the wonderful faculty at San Jose City College, they learned English and established themselves in their new country. Ha earned her nursing assistant license, while Hung found work in manufacturing at IBM.

In January 2000, the family moved to Orlando, Florida. There, Hung and Ha fulfilled a dream they had worked toward for years: becoming homeowners and creating a place their family could truly call home.

At home, Hung was a true partner in every sense of the word. He shared fully and equally in both the joys and responsibilities of raising a family and building a home. He was a father who showed his love through what he did: repairing, building, teaching, cooking, tending, and being present.

Hung was remarkably resourceful. He loved finding his own solutions to household problems and took great pride in being able to fix almost anything. Many weekends were spent working on small projects around the house with his children. These were ordinary moments, but they are the memories that endured; a father teaching his children how things worked and how to approach a problem with patience and ingenuity.

Hung was a devoted member and volunteer within the Buddhist community of Central Florida. At Chùa Bảo Ân Temple in Clarcona, he taught Vietnamese to children, helping preserve language and culture for a younger generation. Together with Ha, he also prepared meals for fellow congregants at White Sands Buddhist Center in Mims and Pháp Vũ Buddhist Temple in Orlando. His service was quiet and practical, rooted not in recognition but in desire to help.

He found special peace in gardening. He took particular pleasure in caring for orchids, patiently tending them and experimenting with cross-pollination. His orchids reflected something essential about him: curiosity, patience, and the satisfaction of nurturing something over time.

Hung's life was shaped by extraordinary hardship, but it was not defined by hardship. He survived war and imprisonment, crossed oceans to begin again, learned a new language, built a home, raised two children, served his community, and created a life filled with family, faith, work, and simple acts of care.

He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.

Hung is survived by his wife (Ha Truong, 72), son (Kean Tran, 40), daughter (Myan Grusk, 38), and granddaughter (Josephine Grusk, 4).

A celebration of Hung’s life will be held on Saturday October 10, 2026, from 8am to 1:30pm at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 400 Woodlawn Cemetery Rd, Gotha, FL 34734. The family invites all who knew Hung to attend and share their favorite memories.

8:00 - 10:00am, Prayer Service

10:00 - 1:00pm, Visitation

1:30pm Cremation