He was born in Phu Luu, Thai Binh Province, Vietnam on April 20, 1927.
He was married to Lan Tran Bui also from Thai Binh Province, who passed away in 1997. He remarried to Lien Mansfield.
He has had an extraordinary and interesting career. In Vietnam he worked for Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) which is a highly classified, multi-service United States Special Operations Unit, which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations during the Vietnam War. In 1975, after the fall of Vietnam, after relocating his family to Naugatuck, Connecticut he worked in the medical field until he retired in 1997.
He was survived by his Children: Dao Churchill and her husband Dennis Churchill, Kim Lengyel and her husband Kenneth Lengyel, Chinh Bui and his wife Kim Bui, Hau Bui and his wife Kelly Bui, Linh Roncaioli and her husband Tony Roncaioli, Tram Harris and her husband Steve Harris, and Lan Kennedy-Davis and her husband Bradley Davis.
Grandchildren: Michael Churchill and his wife Cheryl Churchill, Lori Churchill and her husband Anthony Opiola, Amy Churchill and her husband Brian Clay, Timothy Bui, Zachary Bui, Jeremy Bui, Christopher Bui, Jeffrey Bui and his wife Alison Bui, Jonathan Bui, Minty Harshbarger, Steven Roncaioli and his wife Sarah Roncaioli, Rachel Roncaioli, Katie Harris, Thomas Harris, and Meghan Kennedy.
Great Grandchildren: Austin Churchill, Brooklyn Churchill, Maddox Clay and Brody Clay.
Buddhist Ceremony promptly starts at 12p.m and visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4p.m at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home at 994 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, on Sunday September 26, 2021. In lieu of flowers please make charitable donations to Phuoc Long Buddhist Temple at 14 N. Cliff Street, Ansonia, CT 06401.
As well as donations to Phuoc Long Buddhist Temple, please make donations to Abbot Hai Nguyen's venmo @Hai-Nguyen-272 and/or Zelle account 2039233661
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