Thu was genuine. We worked over 30 years ago and we shared many laughs together. Thu carried a glow that made her positive energy for anyone around her. I always missed that back and forth witty banter most often about nothing in particular but  resulting in both of us laughing at the end. I loved how Thu would lock on to the conversation, listen, smile and come back with something quick. She was a best friend.

Thu was my coworker at Cri-help a while back.  We had bonded earlier over our shared love of reading.     We also shared an enthusiasm for Scrabble.  Let’s just say she was a fearless player.  In short, she kicked my butt.  It was a little ego-bruising to be honest.  Grin.  She appreciated my extra-dry sense of humor-not everyone does.  When we spoke on the phone she intuitively and consistently knew when I was rolling my eyes at something she said.  I want to make sure that her daughters know that whatever challenges she faced in her life, that she  deeply loved them and spoke of  that love with me many times in the conversations we had about her life.  I loved Thu very much.

One of my closest friends and confidant.  My only regret is that we didn’t figure it out sooner.  We spoke  weekly, if not more.  I loved her and I miss her dearly.  This is a picture with dad, right after mom died.  I’ll never forget that day.  I’ll never forget Thu. ❤️

Thu and I met when we worked at Charlie Browns together over 35 years ago and became instant friends. ❤️

Thu and I tried to get out daughters together when we could she was a great friend to me I can only hope I was as good a friend to her ❤️

Toutie is to me more than a niece. Back in 1987, 1988ish, she talked to me often and i remember she come with her friends to my apartment in IslaVista (UCSB) and party there since i never home in the weekend.  we were close, probably because we feel like we are the misfit of the family.  After i move dto SF for being closed to music scene there, she come and visit her uncle and she felt in love with the city and felt in love with the people there, out common friends.
After having a family, she moved so much that we lost touch, Not until 2014, we talked again and share our happiness and struggle with life, we talked for hours and she spent hours talking how happy she is with her 2 daughters.  The last 4 years, we become very closed friends and share so much with hours on the phone. Tutie is very smart, considerate and she has a big heart for people. I love her kids very much since i get to see them recently. 
Tutie, no more suffering for you, we will miss you dearly here, i  and my two daughters plan to be very closed to your kids, RIP, i love you. 

i am Truong Hoang, uncle of Thu, Thu always called me by my nick name "chu Noi". My memory with Thu goes way back to 1987-1988. 
She must be in college those years, I was living in Santa Barbara and she asked to borrow the appartment in the weekend to come there to party in Isla Vista (college town of UCSB). with her friends from Pomona (i think Holly was one of her friend).

I was closed to her since to our family, we are the mistfit and misfit hang out together.  1990, I moved to Sanfrancisco since the music scene there is better AND i worked in computer field in Silicon Valley. She come up to visit me and somehow she decided to move there and we have common friends. Her life and my life both went through roller coaster and as much as we can, we support each others being uncle and niece in the same city.  After her marriage, and after my marriage, she moved around with her family to at least 10 different places and we lost touch. Not until 2013, we started to contact her very often and she held me for hours and share with me all the good stories on her daughters and husband. The last 4 years, i think i may be one of 3 friends who talked to her very often. She was lonely, she is having a hard times, we spent hours talking and laughing at stupid things we faced in life and get to know her alot more. Thu is always brilliant, considerate and big hearted person. She is hapless and was often challenged in life.  she is beautiful inside out! i should also add Thu is fragile and something happened the her life that she had a hard time dealing with it.  Instead of advising her this and that, i chose to keep her company, be a friend, and supporting her unconditionally. I wish i have had more times. i will miss her dearly, such a beautiful and real person. i miss her dearly.

Toutie ơi I Cô Vĩnh gọi mà không còn  nghe tiếng Toutie trả lời " Cô Vĩnh ơi em đây " Toutie đả đươc Trời Phật dưa Toutie về nơi không còn đau khổ ngày 12 tháng 11 năm 2022

     Lần Toutie cùng Mẹ Oanh và Thúy , Thoa lên thăm Mẹ Vân và Cô Vĩnh ở Thousand Oaks ,- trươc khi ra về  cả nhà kéo nhau ra chụp hình ở sân trước - Cô Vĩnh thấp nên đứng ngay trước cạnh Mẹ Vâ n . Đang đứng tự nhiên thấy tay ai ở sau đưa ra kéo cô Vĩnh vào sát người , nhìn lên hóa ra là Toutie Có lẻ Toutie đã linh cảm đây là lần cuối cùng Cô Cháu minh gặp nhau 

     Toutie là một người rất dễ thương , rất tốt với bạn bè.  Bạn của Quynh và Mia đều xem Toutie như Mẹ cua chúng nó Một đôi khi Toutie khoe " Cô Vĩnh ơi em vừa có thêm một đúa con nữa " Tui chúng nó gọi Toutie nói chuyện hằng giờ 

     Toutie thông minh học giỏi , Toutie có được rất nhiều Trophy Mỗi lần nhận được Trophy Toutie đều gởi về cho Ông Bà Nội vì Toutie biết Ông Bà Nội rất thương Toutie . thấy Toutie hoc giỏi Ông Bả Nội rất mừng  

     Toutie nấu ăn và làm bánh rất ngon , làm xong Toutie don dẹp sach sẽ gọn gàng _ Mẹ Oanh giỏi mà còn phải khen Toutie . Toutie là một người đàn bà đãm đang  Tội cho Toutie là không được hạnh phúc 

      Cô Vĩnh nghỉ Toutie đã trả hết nợ trần , cầu mong Toutie sớm về cỏi Vĩbh Hằng Thương Toutie rất nhiều 
CÔ VĨNH 


   



When Toutie was young ( around 10 or 11 year old ), she asked her Mom ( Oanh ) and Dad ( Thuat ) permission to deliver the newspaper, with the tip that she got, she handed all  to Oanh, and she asked Oanh if she can use a part of that to buy a pair of tennis shoes from Vans Shoes (sort of a brand name at that time for our immigrants ‘ standard).” But Oanh wanted for Toutie to know that she worked hard to earn that money therefore she can use it on whatever she wants, Oanh offered to take her to get the shoes but Toutie wanted to take the bus to go by herself. After a while when she returned, Oanh saw Toutie’s emtpty hands with no new shoes, Oanh asked if the shoe store sold out those shoes, Toutie replied that the shop still had them, but with the money she got, it was not enough to buy those shoes.

Before the fall of Saigon my whole families used to live together. Therefore I considered my brother's daughters as my own. I love them dearly and Toutie as is natural one of my favorite nieces.
I remember one day Toutie fell from climbing on the gate of our house. She seemed unconscious. I was so terrified. Only my parents were at home, so I had to bring her to Nguyễn Văn Học Hospital where her mother was working.
My sister-in-law remembered that her brother was a student doctor at the famous public hospital, so she pleaded me to bring Toutie there. [I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the hospital]. On the way to the hospital I was so worried especially when I knew that just a week before, a boy in the same area we lived, died from falling from climbing on a fence.
I fell relieved when I saw my brother and his brother-in-law who were already there, especially after many necessary tests, Toutie's uncle told us that she would be alright.
When we were in The United States we still lived together. However after some years my brother 's family had to move out due to his job. 
Then Toutie got married, we rarely saw one another.
However, every time we met, I sometimes reminded her about that awfull event, she always gave me a bear hug and whispered: "That's what I love you dearly"  
This is the most frightened nightmare I have ever had and I know that I will nerver forget every time I remember that.
Toutie's Mẹ Vân

Sweet sweet Thu,

You were such a breath of fresh air, you always knew what to say to make me feel better. ❤️ I will thank God daily for placing you in my life. You were a special lady.  I am going to miss hearing you say " hey you..!" and talking for hours .
Thank you for being such a good friend, to me so many other people. I love you , I'll keep talking to you🦋 and give my little boy who is in heaven a kiss from me .

Bless🙏

Oh my beautiful Thu! What a light you have been. Such a wonderful person to be around. You are missed and I’m so grateful for all the times we got
to hang out and talk for hours on the phone about life. You’ll never be forgotten, rest easy with the angels. LOVE YOU!!

My dear friend Thu, I loved you from the moment we met! You were a sweet, kind, smart woman that I’m so glad God put us together to enjoy our time together. I will miss our talks and our time together but I will have great memories of our time we had together. I thank God for putting us together. Sweet dreams my friend!

Chân thành chia buồn với hai cháu, Mợ Oanh, các chị và anh trong gia đình.
Nguyện xin đức Phật từ bi tiếp dẫn chị Ngô Anh Thư / Phước Hạnh về cõi Phật, đoàn tụ với cậu và ông bà.
Thành kính phân ưu,

Các con, cháu gia đình Ô/B Nguyễn Hữu Cầm / Hoàng Thị Duyên

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Thu Anh Ngo

August 15, 1968 – November 12, 2022

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