In Loving Memory
Jimmy Cuong Duc Pham
April 10, 1952 – November 4, 2023
Memorial Service
November 15, 2023
Peek Funeral Home
7801 Bolsa Ave, Westminster, CA 92683, USA
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Obituary of Jimmy Cuong Duc Pham
Jimmy Cuong Duc Pham was born on April 10, 1952 in Dalat, Vietnam.
Growing up in Vietnam, he attended French-Vietnamese schools, learning French, Vietnamese, and German along the way. He completed law school and was slated to begin his legal and political career until the fall of Saigon in April 1975 changed his plans. He escaped the end of the war as a 23-year-old passenger on a ship led by the USS Kirk headed toward the United States by May 1975.
As a refugee in the U.S., he lived with a German-speaking host family in Washington, D.C. Pulled by friends, good weather, and the beaches of Southern California, he eventually made his way to Huntington Beach and settled in this area for the larger part of the next ~50 years of his life.
Jimmy was a foreign policy wonk, entrepreneur, businessman, realtor, and artist, and he spread his knowledge to extended family and friends around the world. He was also a generous spirit who helped many Vietnamese refugees settle into their new home country, teaching many how to drive, find jobs, learn English, buy homes, manage finances, enroll in education, and navigate government bureaucracies. He regularly enjoyed quality time with friends and family, a good cup of Vietnamese coffee, great music, traveling, and chatting about current events.
Jimmy passed away on November 4, 2023 at 7:35 pm PST surrounded by family members and visits by friends in Irvine, Orange County, Southern California. He battled stage 4 large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma lung cancer, a rare and aggressive type, with courage, sound mind, positivity, wisdom, and humility throughout the ordeal and until the very last day. He is survived by his daughter Jessica and son-in-law Dennis; her brother Michael and his family Robert, Avery, Stuart, and Royce; nieces Anita, Lily, Elise, and Nancy; and extensive family in Vietnam throughout Ho Chi Minh City, Dalat, and Hanoi he worked hard to reunite.
*Note: American birthday: April 10, 1952; Vietnamese birthday: April 10, 1950.
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Chú hãy yên nghỉ nhé! Always miss you my uncle!
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Bác yên nghỉ Bác nhé!
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Chú ơi, yên nghỉ chú nhé
Cả nhà yêu chú
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Rest in peace Jimmy! I will never forget the time we been together since 1960 !
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My heart sank when Dennis told me the sad news about Jimmy conditions before he passed. We went to the same high-school with Jimmy being a classmate of my older brother. Jimmy was also a family’s friend since he came to our house and hung out quite often. I met him in California in 1977 where I spent my summer working in LA.
When he was diagnosed with cancer, he sounded tired but still optimistic.
His spirit came back after a few treatment because he could walk again without much difficulty and showed me a picture of him eating a large bowl of Pho with a huge chunk of beef rib. He would talk about going back to live in Nha Trang, VN, when his cancer was under control and suggested that I went there with him. I told him sure but get better first. Little did I know that was the last time we talked.
I lost a dear friend who was like a brother to me. I miss him and I’m sure that many people who knew him do too.
Rest in peace.
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Miss you lots, Dad! <3
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Every time you return to Vietnam, even though I spend little time with you, you always teach me practical life lessons. You are always gentle.