Tran Cam Hong

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Tran Cam Hong

June 22, 1952 ~ April 13, 2023

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tran Cam Hong, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Her peaceful passing on April 13, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, leaves a profound emptiness in our hearts.

Born on June 22, 1952, in Saigon, Viet Nam, to Tran Van Gan and Nguyen Ngoc Lang, Cam Hong was the seventh of 10 siblings, and affectionately known as Bay Tho by those who loved her.

Cam Hong met her soulmate, Nguyen Van Thanh, on April 2, 1973. Their love was tested when Thanh was imprisoned by the Vietnamese Communist regime in 1975, but Cam Hong supported him throughout his captivity and waited for his release. When Thanh was released five years later, they married and began a life filled with immense love.

In 1991, Cam Hong and her family immigrated to the United States as refugees and settled in Salt Lake City. She worked humbly as an assembler until the company outsourced labor and she was laid off. She then obtained her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Utah, and helped Vietnamese refugees and immigrants with language barriers obtain resources to learn new trades. She later retired to become a full-time caregiver to her husband.

A noble, benevolent and caring person who lived by the words “love one another,” Cam Hong’s passion for giving back to her community was unparalleled. She tirelessly taught catechism and Vietnamese to Sunday school students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. She was an adventurous soul who enjoyed trying new things. Cam Hong’s magnetic personality, infectious humor and kindness were an inspiration to those lucky enough to know her.

Cam Hong is survived by her husband Nguyen Van Thanh, daughter Nguyen Hong Loan (Eric), son Nguyen Thanh An, her best friend and sister Tran Cam Nhung, niece Nguyen Hoang Anh (Ramon), nephew Nguyen Phuoc An, brother Tran Ngoc Thach in California, sisters Tran Bach Tuyet in Canada and Tran Kim Cuc in Vietnam, along with so many nieces and nephews across the world.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; sister Tran Ngoc Hue; and brothers Tran Kim Son, Tran Buu Châu, Tran Quang Tri and Tran Quang Minh. A funeral Mass was celebrated on April 22 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.