Nicholas Ryan Gibbons

Our precious son, Nicholas passed away on August 28, 2021 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He was born on Friday, September 4, 1987 in Farmington, ME the son of Joanne (Counter) and Randy Gibbons. Nicholas is survived by his wife, Nhu Nguyen, his mother, Joanne (Counter) Gibbons, his father, Randy R Gibbons, his brother, Christopher Gibbons, niece, Madelyn Gibbons, nephew, Marcus Gibbons, niece, Zipporah Gibbons, several aunts, uncles and many cousins. Nicholas is also survived by mother-in-law Tua Tran, father-in-law Tung Nguyen, and brother-in-law Khang Nguyen. Nicholas is pre-deceased by maternal grandmother and grandfather Gisele and Norman Counter, paternal grandmother and grandfather, Mary and John Gibbons and his close cousin, Brandon Kishimoto.

Nicholas grew up living in Farmington, ME with his parents and his brother, Christopher. Nicholas attended elementary school in Farmington, ME. The family moved to FL and then returned to Wells, ME where he attended high school.

Nicholas earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Orono. He later earned a Master’s Degree in Finance from the University of Tampa, FL. He worked as an office manager and bookkeeper for Gulf Harbor Marina.

Nicholas married Nhu Nguyen in July 2017 in Nokomis FL. They lived in Venice FL until April, 2021 when they moved to Vietnam.

Nicholas was an avid reader of sci-fi books, enjoyed snow skiing, and had a passion for boating and fishing and was also a boating Captain. If you knew Nicholas, he probably helped you in one way or another at some point in time as he was a good friend to everyone he knew. You could always count on him to be there when you needed him. Nicholas was the type of person that if he was in a room with 100 people, he would walk away with 100 new friends. He always had a great big smile when greeting you. He had the knack for joking around and making you feel comfortable. Nicholas had a sincere conscience which a lot of people do not have these days, always putting everyone one else before him. He will be forever missed with that big, beautiful smile and heart of gold.

A gathering of family and friends will held Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. with a Celebration of Life at 11:00 a.m. at Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Home of Venice.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.kaypongervenice.com for the Gibbons family.