Pho Viet Dinh

Pho was born October 20, 1926 in Bui Chu, Vietnam to the late Dinh Viet Doan and Dinh Thi Cai. As a child, Pho was educated and raised by his grandfather, Dinh Viet Tac. In 1947, Pho married his wife of 61 years, Nguyen Thi Sa. Pho played several roles to protect his village during the Vietnam war where he was to be imprisoned and separated from his family. During the Fall of Saigon in 1975, Pho managed to escape Vietnam, by boat, with his 14 member family. After being relocated to numerous refugee camps, Pho and his family were sponsored by Catholic Charities in Fort Worth, Texas where they began their new life.

Pho worked hard as a carpenter and manufacturer to support his large family in America. In retirement, he continued to be devoted to Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, where he always helped support the parish community. He enjoyed fishing, watching football, and receiving the never-ending love from his family.

He will be greatly missed.

Pho is preceded in death by his wife, Nguyen Thi Sa; son, Tuan Dinh; and sons-in-law, Nghia Tran and Tu Pham.

Pho is survived by his daughter, Cuc Pham; daughter, Hoa Tran; daughter and son-in-law, Lan and My Vy; son and daughter-in-law, Phuong and Phuong Dinh; daughter and son-in-law, Dzung and Hoa Vu; daughter-in-law, Kim Lan Dinh; son, Tu Dinh; daughter, Loan Dinh; daughter and son-in-law, Nguyet and Thien Nguyen; grandchildren, Quynh Pham, Chau and Robert Axelrod, Vy and JD Andrew, Anh Pham and Tyler McBee, Viet and Hanh Tran, Xuan Tran-Pham and Duc Pham, Nam Tran, Duong Tran, Jeannie Vy, Michael Vy, Bryan Vy, Kate Dinh, Anderson Dinh, Toby Dinh, Han Vu-Hu and Richard Hu, Dzuy Vu, Khanh Vu, Dzung Vu, Uyen Dinh, Khoi Dinh, Aaron Nguyen, Cameron Nguyen, Ethan Nguyen, Sierra Nguyen, Maxine Nguyen, Justine Nguyen, Sydney Nguyen, McKenzie Nguyen; and his 13 great-grandchildren.