Nguyen Van Tinh

Tinh Van Nguyen, 88, of Houston, Texas passed away on November 3, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born in Manh Son, Nghe An, Vietnam on January 3, 1932 to Mr. Nguyen Van Sach and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Xuyen. He was the second youngest of five siblings--Lien, Ai, Ngai, Tinh, and Trang.

He married Xoan Thi Nguyen in 1955 and had eleven children. He served in the South Vietnamese Army where his post was in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, he and his family went to Guam, then to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Then the family was sponsored by Pastor Christopher Fitzgerald and St. Anne Catholic Church Parish of Ruskin, Florida, where they resided until 1979. He moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to continue his fishing career, a short stay in Santa Ana, California, then moved to his final destination in Houston, Texas in 1993.

He was a fisherman at heart, enjoyed billiards, and playing card games. After retiring from fishing, he enjoyed spending time visiting his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His generosity extended to supporting his childhood village and, with many others, to assist in building the Marian shrine in Manh Son parish.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his three siblings, and his two daughters, Nguyen Thi Minh and Nguyen Thi Hanh. He was survived by his wife of 65 years, Xoan Thi Nguyen, his youngest brother Trang Van Nguyen in Vietnam, and eldest son Johnny Trinh Nguyen and wife Sabrina Quy Trannguyen, daughter Muu Thi Nguyen and husband Son Thanh Nguyen, daughter Sr. Anntheresaluu Nguyen, daughter Kelly Thanh Nguyen and husband Dean Hoang Vu, son Tony Thanh Nguyen and wife Nga Thanh Pham, son Dai Van Nguyen and wife Mai Hoang, daughter Jennifer Quang Trinh and husband Peter Quang Trinh, son Vinh Van Nguyen and wife Yen Thi Tran, and daughter Kimberly Anne Nguyen and husband Phong Thanh Dao, 21 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

The wish from the family is for everyone to remain safe and healthy during this pandemic, therefore all funeral services will remain as a private family service. In following his request, no flowers or donations will be accepted.