IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Diem Van
Tran
September 15, 1929 – September 12, 2020
Obituary
On September 12, 2020, Diem Van Tran, 90, passed peacefully in Houston, Texas due to complications arising from a stroke he suffered a week prior. He leaves a legacy of 8 children (Diep, Nguyet, Nga, Thao, Huong, David, Linda, and Lisa), 14 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
Diem was born on September 15, 1929 in the village of Ly Nhan in the province of Ha Nam, Viet Nam - the province of the famed General Tran Hung Dao as he often loved to remind his family. He was the third-born and only son of his parents, Lu and Hon. His youngest sister, Thuoc, survives him. Diem immigrated to America after the Vietnam War, settling first in Crete and then Lincoln, Nebraska where his youngest children were born. His later years were spent in Houston surrounded by his family.
While not one to care for his wallet, Diem really knew how to care for the things he loved. From the menagerie of pets he raised to the lush jungle of a garden he cultivated, nothing was too big or too small for him to look after. Upon reading an article in 2018 about poverty in Vietnam, he provided monetary support to multiple orphaned Vietnamese children, sending monthly checks to support their needs despite having a limited income himself. The size of his heart was nearly matched by his appetite for learning. You could not find him without a book or newspaper in one hand, and a homemade tobacco pipe in his other.
They say that the time one enjoys wasting is not time wasted. Whether that be the hours spent fishing, calling in to Vietnamese radio stations to express his opinions, or preparing his signature pho, cha gio (which he always enlisted his children to wrap), "sghetti" or "nashed 'tatoes" for his family, Diem really understood how to savor and enjoy life to the fullest. Often this involved seasoning the lives of his loved ones with practical jokes or bragging about his children and grandchildren to anyone who would care to listen. Although passing just shy of his 91st birthday, Diem lived like he was 21. He had a long and happy life full of energy, and would often be seen riding his bike in the neighborhood up until his final weeks on earth.
His children held a private family service on Saturday, September 19th with Father Hai Dang. The family is not accepting any flowers or donations but instead would encourage others to donate to a charity or cause of their choice in his name. At this time they ask for privacy while they celebrate the life that Diem lived.
Diem was born on September 15, 1929 in the village of Ly Nhan in the province of Ha Nam, Viet Nam - the province of the famed General Tran Hung Dao as he often loved to remind his family. He was the third-born and only son of his parents, Lu and Hon. His youngest sister, Thuoc, survives him. Diem immigrated to America after the Vietnam War, settling first in Crete and then Lincoln, Nebraska where his youngest children were born. His later years were spent in Houston surrounded by his family.
While not one to care for his wallet, Diem really knew how to care for the things he loved. From the menagerie of pets he raised to the lush jungle of a garden he cultivated, nothing was too big or too small for him to look after. Upon reading an article in 2018 about poverty in Vietnam, he provided monetary support to multiple orphaned Vietnamese children, sending monthly checks to support their needs despite having a limited income himself. The size of his heart was nearly matched by his appetite for learning. You could not find him without a book or newspaper in one hand, and a homemade tobacco pipe in his other.
They say that the time one enjoys wasting is not time wasted. Whether that be the hours spent fishing, calling in to Vietnamese radio stations to express his opinions, or preparing his signature pho, cha gio (which he always enlisted his children to wrap), "sghetti" or "nashed 'tatoes" for his family, Diem really understood how to savor and enjoy life to the fullest. Often this involved seasoning the lives of his loved ones with practical jokes or bragging about his children and grandchildren to anyone who would care to listen. Although passing just shy of his 91st birthday, Diem lived like he was 21. He had a long and happy life full of energy, and would often be seen riding his bike in the neighborhood up until his final weeks on earth.
His children held a private family service on Saturday, September 19th with Father Hai Dang. The family is not accepting any flowers or donations but instead would encourage others to donate to a charity or cause of their choice in his name. At this time they ask for privacy while they celebrate the life that Diem lived.
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