Tu Van Nguyen, 72, of Palacios Passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 at the Palacios Community Hospital. He was born October 7, 1935 in Vietnam to the late Rung Nguyen and Cay T. Bui Nguyen. Mr. Nguyen has been a longtime resident of Palacios, and was a member of St. Anthony's of Padua Church Vietnamese Apostolate in Palacios.

He is survived by his wife: Ty Nguyen of Palacios; 2 daughters & sons-in-law: Yen & Bryan Tran of Palacios and Chi & Steve Nguyen of Houston; 4 sons & daughters-in-law: Xung & Nga Than of Deer Park, Toan & Kim Vu Nguyen of Sugar Land, An Nguyen of Houston, and Phuong Nguyen of Houston; sister: Hoi Nguyen of Vietnam; 12 grandchildren: Jackson, David, Teresa, and Lisa Than, Julian, Jonathan, Joanna, Elise, and Chloe Nguyen, Tiffany and Kimberly Tran, and Jennifer & husband Zach Lopez; and great grandchild: Gavin Lopez.

Visitation will be held at the Palacios Funeral Home on Wednesday - 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, on Thursday - 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM and on Friday – 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

The Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Palacios Funeral Home

The Funeral Mass will be held at 9:00 AM Saturday, July 26, 2008 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Palacios with Father Khoa Xuan Mai officiating. Interment will follow at the Palacios Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Sean Nguyen, Hung Anh Nguyen, Jesse Nguyen, Pete Nguyen, Tom Vu, Tuan Vu, Sanh Dinh, and Chau Dinh.