Yung (Dung) Huu Luu

A visitation for Yung will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Fairhaven Memorial Park Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705, followed by the funeral service from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.

The graveside service will follow from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Fairhaven Memorial Park, 1702 Fairhaven Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705.

Yung (Dung) Huu Luu was a modest, quiet and observant person. She was a realist, someone who was efficient and practical in everything she did – always taking in everything before she acted. She was a friendly person who cared for all of those around her.

Born in 1926, she was the fourth child of Luu Nhon and La Thi Sinh. Raised in Can Tho and Saigon, Vietnam by a teacher and a homemaker, she was brought up to be tolerant and trustworthy. As a child, she learned to be conscientious, perseverant and responsible. These would be traits that she would carry throughout the rest of her life.

As a young girl, Yung was always aware of those around her. She was deeply empathetic and had the capacity to tolerate and understand others feelings. Preferring a quiet environment where she could concentrate, Yung was the family member who always worked to keep stress at bay and helped navigate and avoid conflict. Yung was raised with six other siblings who deeply cared for each other and shared many life experiences over the years.

Yung had a good disposition for the challenges of college. She enjoyed reading and learning so the lengthy reading assignments were a welcomed task. In fact, Yung seemed to absorb and remember everything she read. While not all things came easily to Yung, she found success by being a diligent and meticulous student who would dig deep into a project and work through until its completion. She was very thorough and labored long and hard in order to reach her goals. She pursued her undergraduate and graduate degrees, earning her Pharmacy degree from the Faculty of Pharmacy of Saigon.

She met Tran Ha Hai while at university - they married in 1956 and were blessed with five children, two sons and three daughters. While raising her family, she also successfully owned and operated her own pharmacy, working tirelessly as a pharmacist, business owner and mother. She was committed to Hai and maintained traditional ideals about marriage. Although Yung disliked conflict, she did fight to preserve harmony even during the most trying times. Yung was a good mother to her children. She had old fashioned parental values and could manage typical family conflicts in a fair and calm manner. Because she was so in tune with other emotions, Yung was reluctant to force issues and used gentle persuasion to resolve situations. In this way, she seemed to radiate an aura of warmth and caring to those around her.

In 1975, Hai and Yung made the decision to leave Vietnam and moved their family to the United States. After an arduous journey, they settled in the San Francisco Bay Area where she and the rest of the family worked to make a new life for themselves. She worked diligently and found some stability after landing a position as a staff researcher at the University of California San Francisco.

In addition to learning and reading about things, Yung liked to experience things first hand. She liked to travel and explore on her own. She preferred to set aside uninterrupted time to work on her hobbies. Her favorite pursuits were baking and reading. She was content to sit quietly alone, enjoying her time peacefully working on her hobbies. When it came time for her to retire from her position at UCSF in 1991, she was well prepared. In retirement, she found pleasure in baking, reading and spending time with her family.

Yung passed away peacefully on December 28, 2022 at home in San Lorenzo, California. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Tran Ha Hai. She is survived by her five children and their spouses, Tuan, Chau, Linh, Loan and Thach; her eleven grandchildren and their spouses, Stephany, Valerie, Isabelle, Rebecca, Sarah, Jeremy, Nicholas, My Lan, Y Lan, Tri and Tu Lan; her five great grandchildren, Archer, Nathaniel, Kenzo, Carmen and Brooks; and her sister, Tuyen. Yung was laid to rest at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California.

She will be dearly missed.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.fairhavenmemorial.com for the Luu family.