Nguyen, Ronald V.

March 7, 1938 - June 8, 2014

Ronald Van Nguyen, age 76, of Houston, Texas passed away on June 8, 2014.  Ron was born in Vietnam on March 7, 1938.  He was an educator and during his career was the Principal of Cam Ranh High School and headed the education system for the Province.  After the war, Ron and his family immigrated to Grand Prairie, Texas, where he attended The University of Texas at Arlington and obtained a BA in Social Services.  He worked for Catholic Charities helping other Vietnamese immigrants settle in the US. After Catholic Charities, Ron worked as an insurance representative.  Ron is survived by his wife, Trang To; sister, My-Linh Thi Tran; 6 children and 6 grandchildren.

Children

Johnathan Khanh Nguyen of Houston

Michael Nghia Nguyen of Dallas

Richard Phuc Nguyen of Washington, DC

Thao Smith of San Antonio

Chi Nguyen-Pinchek of Dallas and

Yume Nguyen of San Francisco

Grandchildren

Devon Nguyen

Austin M. Nguyen

Adam M. Nguyen

Penny L. Smith

Olivia Q. Pinchek

Sydney K. Mehta

A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 2:30 P.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at ARIA Memorial Chapel in Dallas.

Arrangements are under the direction of
ARIA Cremation Service and Funeral Home
19310 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75252
214-306-6700

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