Nguyen Van Hoe

August 23, 1948 - March 17, 2021

Nguyen Van Hoe, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at home in the presence of his loving family. Nguyen V. Hoe was born in Hue, Vietnam on August 23, 1948. He was a trained pilot at the US Army Primary Helicopter Center at Fort Wolters Texas in 1970. He was a devoted husband of forty- nine years to his lovely wife To Nguyen. A wonderful father to his son Hoang Nguyen and his daughter Trang Nguyen. A hero grandfather to his five grandchildren Jonlee Nguyen, Nina Nguyen, Nolan Nguyen, Leianna Nguyen, and Aiden Nguyen. A great oldest brother to his three brothers Hanh Nguyen, Xuan Nguyen, Duong Nguyen and his two sisters Bich Lieu Nguyen and Bich Tho Nguyen. Mr. Nguyen left Vietnam in 1991 to provide for a better life for his family under The Humanitarian Operation program and settled in Memphis, TN since then. He was a hard worker that provided support for and raise his family empty handed as a machine operator for Americarft Carton over 20 years until the day that he was no longer able to work due to his cancer diagnosis in November 2009. He was such a strong fighter through his journey of fighting against his disease. He never complained or gave up through all the chemo and radiation treatments that he endured one after another for the past 10 years. He was a miracle to his Oncologist and his family doctor. He was under the best of care by Dr. Weeks and Dr. Dang, who were true patient advocates and were always there for him. Mr. Nguyen was always surrounded with love and care from his family and friends throughout his journey. During his last chapter of his life, he still continued to smile and displayed a fighting spirit even with just a hand squeeze or just by opening his eyes. The family would like to express their gratitude for the many phones calls, visitors, prayers, and expression of love during this time of bereavement. He will be deeply missed by his friends, family, and all who knew him. The family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday, March 27 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis. The funeral service will be the following day on Sunday, March 28 at 10:30 am also at the funeral home. The cremation will immediately follow the service. To view the visitation and funeral service webcasting click the following links. http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/51133 http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/50623