Thuy-Tien Thi Nguyen

We regret to inform that our beloved mother, Thuy-Tien Thi Nguyen, born on November 15, 1936 in Saigon, Vietnam, passed away peacefully in her home on July 2nd, 2022 in Fort Washington, Maryland at the age of 85. Preceded in death by: Her Parents Mr. Nguyen Van Sang & Mrs. Tran Thi Thoi Sisters: Nguyen Pham Ngoc-Anh, Nguyen Pham Ngoc-Dung, and Nguyen Thi Xuan-Hoang Twin Daughters: Van Cong Thanh-My, Van Cong Thanh-Van Survived by: Husband, Phuoc Van Son: Trung Van, wife Thuy, children David, Steven, Eric, Emily, Alex Son: Tin Van, children Stephanie Son: Tri Van, wife Kieu, children Trina, Tiffany, Taylor, Tommy Daughter: Thanh-Tan Van Ober, husband Andrew, children Matthew, Caitlin Son: Thanh Van, wife Lien, children Tanya, Tai Daughter: Thanh-Truc Van, husband Cuong Brother: Nguyen Phu Hao and family Our Mom was a beautiful person inside and out. She is greatly loved and immeasurably missed by everyone whose life she touched. Our Mom grew up in Ben Tre, South Vietnam. She attended Phan Thanh Giang High School, then Senior High School of Kien Thien in Saigon. Our Mom graduated high school with honors 'Trung Hoc De Nhat Cap'. Soon after our mom received her teaching certificate, she was immediately assigned to teach classes from kindergarten to 5th grade with French as the Second Language. Our Mom continued her teaching career proudly for ten years, specializing in the field of Mathematics. Our Mom married an officer, our Dad, in 1955. She put her teaching career on hold to care for her growing family of six children. Our Mom always taught us that 'Education and morals are the most important values in life.' She reminded us to study hard and leave the house chores to her. Mom enrolled us in extracurricular courses in English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the summer time to prepare us to be at the top of our class. But she also taught us how to have fun too! She loved spending time with us at the beach, enjoying feasts of steamed crabs and roasted corn. Our Mom was great with home economics. Despite being a large family, we never felt short of anything. Mom's meals were delicious and the grandkids all fondly remember her beautiful fruit and vegetable garden, her sweet red rice with coconut, amazing pate chaude (a delicate Vietnamese meat pastry), and comforting beef stew. Mom took care of our clothing, even tailoring costumes for our dance performances including cheerleading uniforms. Our Mom devoted herself to our well-being with her whole heart. In her spare time, our Mom loved to travel the world with us and enjoyed playing card games and slot machines. One year, Mom had to report $40K in winnings from the casino! Our Mom was very sociable, made friends wherever she went. Mom’s friends welcomed her to their homes with open arms and she traveled as often as she could. Her love for music, singing, and playing instruments was self-taught, and made her a cheerful performer at holiday gatherings when she sang and played her mandolin and keyboard. Our Mom was a dedicated wife, a loving, caring mother to her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a very supportive sibling to her brother, sisters and cousins. Her proudest accomplishment in life was to see all her children's successes as they followed her guidance for leading a good life. Her second proudest accomplishment was to bring her brother's family into the U.S in 1995. It was a very lengthy and complicated process. With persistence and determination, Mom followed through and brought everyone stateside, an achievement she always remembered with a smile.

Thuy-Tien Thi Nguyen

November 15, 1936 - July 2, 2022