Passed away peacefully on March 22nd in Dallas, Texas, 2018 at the age of 92.
Active and decorated in 2 wars, he held several high level governmental posts in South Viet Nam in Nhatrang, Saigon and Pleiku until the fall of Saigon in 1975. He was married to the love of his life Dien Xuan for 65 years until her death in 2013 in Dallas Texas. He had emigrated with the family to the US and settled there in 1990 after dire tribulations.
All in all after that point he has had a blessed life, watching 3 generations of his own progeny blossoming in beautiful America. Graduations, reunions, weddings, births and other joyful accomplishments. Friends and social events were many and happy.
He then suffered the loss of his wife, his daughter Khanh-Trang and his son Toan.
He is survived by 6 sons, Thang Nguyen, Tuan Nguyen, Thien Nguyen, Thach Nguyen, Tu Nguyen and Thi Nguyen, 4 daughters Chuong Nguyen , An Nguyen-Smith, Hao David and Tien Nguyen, 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.
A rosary and visitation were held at Sparkman Funeral Richardson on March 26th, funeral services were held at St. Peter Catholic Church in Dallas on March 27th and burial was at Restland Cemetery in Dallas.
The family would be respectfully appreciative if memorials could be made to Alzheimer Association in his name or a charity of your choice.
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