Hai Thi Tran

Mrs. TRẦN THỊ HAI April 5, 1942 - October 16, 2021 SCHEDULE Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 8:00AM to 10:00AM Family prayer - 10:00AM to 4:00PM Visitation Monday, October 25, 2021 - 9:00AM to 10:00AM Visitation - 10:00AM to 11:00AM Funeral service - 11:30AM to 12:00PM Final words - 12:30PM depart to Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum entombment 2:00PM Survived by Spouse: - Hồ Văn Sáu Sons: - Hồ Minh Phương; Hồ Cẩm Xuyến (Wife), 3 children - Hồ Minh Trang; Hồ Thị Tuyết (Wife), 2 children - Hồ Minh Trí; Nguyễn Hà Ngọc Uyên (Wife), 6 children Daughters: - Hồ Thị Tuyết Hằng; Trần Hoàng Thụy (Husband), 3 children - Hồ Thị Tuyết Vân; 2 children - Hồ Thị Tuyết Anh - Hồ Thị Tuyết Thu; David Young (Husband) - Hồ Thị Tuyết Mai; Sounobphagnok Xompouchanh (Husband) Brothers: - Trần Hữu Giáo - Trần Hữu Nghiêm Sisters: - Trần Thị Đậm - Trần Thị Hồng - Trần Thị Sơn A Celebration of Life Hai Thi Tran was born on April 5th, 1942 to Tran Thi Thanh and Tran Van Huong. She married Sau Ho in Vietnam when she was 18 in 1960 and started their family. She supported them by working at the high school, Chau Van Tiep, as a school nurse and superintendent. She also learned how to become a tailor for Vietnamese traditional dresses (ao dai) during this time. In 1975, she lost her house to a fire during the war and her husband was sent to study at a camp for 6 months, as he was involved with the previous government. She then built and owned a small shop to further support her family and recover from the fire while working at the high school. In 1980, the family planned an escape from Vietnam by boat hoping for freedom, better opportunities and to reunite with her eldest son, Phuong, who previously escaped Vietnam by boat in 1979. In order to leave the country, the family devised a plan to avoid detection by splitting up into two groups and meet at the boat landing. Hai took 4 girls and her husband took 2 boys and 1 girl. Her husband's group arrived at the boat landing on time, but Hai's group did not. Hai and the 4 girls had to abort the plan for fear of getting caught. Her husband had to make a quick decision and decided to keep going as there were others on the boat and did not want to cause any trouble. Her husband's group eventually arrived to a camp in Indonesia called Galang. After a few long months of separation and sending letters back and forth, Hai decided to make another attempt to escape with her best friend, Di Ba Xang. They all successfully escaped Vietnam and miraculously arrived at the same Indonesian camp. The entire family was finally reunited! On July 8th, 1981, her family arrived to Minnesota where they began their new lives. Hai studied at MTI Vocational School from 1982-1983 and then went on to build her own tailor shop called Hai's Tailor and Alteration in St. Paul. After about 10 years, she sold her shop and worked at Nordstrom as a tailor from 1993-2003. In 2004, she worked for Men's Wearhouse and retired in 2016. Hai was special. She was generous, optimistic, and encouraging to everyone. She always took joy in all of her children's successes and was proud to share it. For over 60 years, she and her husband showed their children and grandchildren what a true partnership of love and respect looked like. She was dedicated to her work in order to overcome all the challenges she endured through her life. Her main priority was to always provide the best life she could for her immediate and extended family. She is survived by her husband, 8 children (5 girls, 3 boys), 16 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Grandchildren Alyna Ho Melanie Ho Cathleen Ho Kristina Ho Tony Ho Michael Ho Bryan Ho and Erica Ho (Wife) Jennifer Ho Angela Ho Tyler Ho Ryan Nguyen Thuy-Vy Tran Thuy-Yen Tran Tuan-Nam Tran Katherine Nguyen Calvin Nguyen Great-Grandchildren Kayden Ho Isaac Ho Tayana Avila BillyRae Thomas BellaRae Thomas

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Hai Thi Tran

April 5, 1942 - October 16, 2021

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