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  Le Dinh Bao was born on November 24, 1938 to Le Dinh Trong and Do Thi Tuy. He grew up in the North of Vietnam but went to highschool and college in the South of Vietnam. On September 27, 1967, he married Ly Le Tuyet at Saigon, Vietnam. They raised two sons, Hung and Viet, and two daughters, Dung and Hanh. In 1964, he graduated Thu Duc Military Academy and joined Republic of Vietnam Marine Division. When Saigon was fallen in 1975, he was captured and put into the hard labor camp in Ha...

Linda Smith 10/2/1948 – 11/26/2020   It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving mother Linda. Linda Jane Smith, Age 72 passed away on the morning of Thanksgiving November 26, 2020 due to respiratory failure. She was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Frances Jane Sykes – Curtner, but moved to California at a very early age. She was a loving and caring person who would have given her last $1 to help someone in need. Linda had a difficult life and...

October 30, 1977, Dad decided to take all 12 of us & his mom to America for a better life even though chances of survival was very slim. I'll never forget that day as we all climbed up to the fishing boat, escaped VN to Malaysia refugee camp. After 6 months, we were lucky enough to get sponsored & made it to America. Our lives couldn't have been better, thanks to the mastermind of my Dad, a brilliant man that he was, very successful businessman left everything behind, all his...

It is with great sadness that the family of Joyce Ann Thackeray-Shank announce her passing on August 7, 2020 at the age of 67 years old. She was predeceased by her five children: Bambi, Felicia, Joseph (Amanda), Joshua (Pascale) and Christopher. She was especially proud of her 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Joyce was a wonderfully creative woman who enjoyed crocheting blankets, sweaters and stuffed animals for her “grand-babies”. Her immense...