Thao Do-Lu passed away on January 22, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida after a courageous battle with cancer. The eldest of four daughters, Thao was born in Saigon, Vietnam on December 20, 1967 to Thanh Tan Do and Lan Phuong Huynh.
In 1975, she immigrated with her family to Longmont, Colorado and in 1979 the family moved to Seattle, WA. Thao attended Chief Sealth High School, graduating in the Class of 1986. She went on to attend and graduated from South Seattle College. Thao met the love of her life, Hiep Lu, while working at Quinton Medical Equipment and they married in June 1995. Blessed with an entrepreneurial spirit, Thao was an accomplished businesswoman, first owning a nail salon in Seattle then opening and operating a popular Vietnamese restaurant in Bellevue, WA. In August 2003, Thao and Hiep embarked on a new adventure and moved to Jacksonville, Florida where they purchased and operated a successful business, Mr. Transmission, until her untimely passing.
In her spare time Thao's favorite place was in the kitchen where she delighted family and friends with her delicious authentic Vietnamese dishes. Thao's love of cooking came from watching and learning from her mother, Lan, and she was highly skilled at preserving family recipes that had been handed down through generations. Countless holidays and family gatherings centered around Thao's fabulous meals and all felt the love that she projected through them.
As the oldest daughter, Thao's true passion in life was her family as they were her priority her entire life. Thao treasured her family and embraced every moment with them; especially time spent with her niece and nephews. She will be eternally remembered as a devoted wife, loving sister, and adoring aunt. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lan Phuong Huynh and her paternal grandmother, Suong Thi Le. She is survived by her husband, Hiep Lu; father, Thanh Tan Do; sisters, Tanya O'Brien (husband John), Thuy Nguyen (husband Chuong), and Thy-Lee Reeves; niece, Alyssa, and nephews, Ethan and Ryan.
Thao was a caring and giving person and is deeply mourned by all who knew her. She will be forever loved and missed.
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