Tai Thi Nguyen

Tai Thi Nguyen age 86 of Red Oak, Texas passed away June 19, 2022. She was born March 20, 1936 to Lien Ngoc Nguyen and Thuan Thi Dinh in Tuy An, Phu Yen, Vietnam. As a young woman during the Vietnam War, she kept herself busy and provided for her family, buying, and selling all kinds of essential items and fish sauce. She married Ho Ho and they began her family. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker. In April of 1984 the family boarded a small fishing boat to make their way to the United States. Their journey took them to Japan, the Philippines and on June 6, 1985, they arrived in the US. The  family settled in Modesto, California and eventually on to the Dallas, Texas area with other family members. She loved being a mother and was an adoring grandmother, always wishing to be surrounded by her family. She was a nurturing, caring, and giving woman who loved to cook and could crochet almost anything like socks, hats, scarves and her favorite: baby clothes. She loved children and always gravitated to them, often adopting new family members along the way. Her family will miss her traditional banh tet at the Lunar New Year, but they will always treasure the fond memories. She is preceded in death by her parents; and five siblings. She is survived by husband Ho Ho and eleven children

Funeral Rites will be 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday and Monday, June 26 and 27, 2022 at Green Funeral Home Red Oak.

Visitation will continue until 6:00 PM both days.

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