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Ny Van Vo c. 1943 - 2020

Ny Van Vo of Barling, Arkansas United States was born circa October 10, 1943 in Vietnam. He was in a relationship with Em Thi Tran, and had children Nau Thi Vo, Na Thi Vo, Hai Ngoc Vo, Tuyet C. (Vo) Illich, Loan CamThi Vo, Tan Ngoc Vo, and Phung Cam Thi Vo. Ny Vo died at age 76 years old on July 26, 2020 in Fort Smith, and was buried on July 30, 2020 at Forest Park Cemetery 5001 Midland Blvd, in Fort Smith, Sebastian County.

Ny Van Vo

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Barling, Arkansas United States

circa October 10, 1943

Vietnam

July 26, 2020

Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

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Introduction

Ny Van Vo loved his family and worked hard to care for them. He organized their escape from Vietnam while he was in a Vietnamese prison. The family escaped from Vietnam in 1977, leaving the eldest daughter to care for his mother-in-law who wanted to stay behind. (The small fishing boat had many families. They were out in the open ocean for two weeks before landing in Thailand. Fortunately, their boat did not encountered pirates unlike the boats that came after them in the following years who suffered many atrocities. Many of these victims died at sea without their relatives ever finding out what had happened to them once they left Vietnam.) The Vo family landed in Fort Smith, Arkansas in March 1978. Eventually, there were a total of seven children born to the Vo family. The youngest being born in August 1979, five girls and two boys. There are many stories of Ny Van Vo. Too many to recount here though. All in all, one can say that he did his best in what was handed down to him from his parents in caring for his own family.
10/10

1943

circa

Birthday

circa October 10, 1943

Birthdate

Vietnam

Birthplace

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Early Life & Education

His highest completed grade was eighth grade.
Religious Beliefs

He was raised a Buddhist and practiced what he was taught from his parents.
Military Service

He served in the South Vietnamese government. Due to the Vietnamese War and the North winning, he ended up in the prison camps several times. Not only was his life impacted but millions of others, his decision to escape Vietnam change the course of his whole family with his children marrying spouses they had met in the U.S. If he had stayed in Vietnam, it would have been a whole different future for his children and who they would have married.
07/26

2020

Death

July 26, 2020

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Fort Smith, Arkansas United States
Death location

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07/30

2020

Gravesite & Burial

July 30, 2020

Funeral date
Forest Park Cemetery 5001 Midland Blvd, in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas 72904, United States
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Ny Van Vo lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.

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In 1943, in the year that Ny Van Vo was born, on September 3rd, the Armistice of Cassibile was signed in Sicily. Under the terms of the Armistice, Italy surrendered to the Allied Powers. After the Armistice was made public on September 8th, Germany attacked and occupied Italy. It took 20 months of fighting for the Allies to reach the northern borders of Italy.

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In 1957, Ny was merely 14 years old when on September 24th, the "Little Rock Nine" (nine African-American students) entered Little Rock High School. Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus had previously prevented the students from entering the school at the beginning of the term with the Arkansas National Guard - they blocked the door. President Eisenhower ordered federal troops - the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army - to guard the students and allow them entry.

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