Mr. John Tay Nguyen, age 50, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, in D'Iberville.
John was a longtime resident of the coast since the 1970's. He was a commercial shrimper and fisherman his entire life. He did a great deal of charitable work, especially for children and the elderly and was always smiling and in a good mood. John was of the Catholic faith and a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Latimer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Nhoi Van Nguyen and Cay Thi Bui and a sister, Lam Thi Nguyen.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Chrysti Dao-Nguyen, two daughters, Tiffany Hoang and Alyson Nguyen, two sons, Johnathan Nguyen and Austin Nguyen, granddaughter, Annabella Hoang, a godson, Dustin Le, two brothers and four sisters.
Visitation will be on Thursday, October 2 and Friday, October 3, from 2pm until 4pm, at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. After the visitations on Thursday and Friday, there will be a 4pm Mass at Christ The King Catholic Church. On Saturday, October 4, an 8:30 am procession will leave the funeral home for a 9am Mass of Christian Burial, all at Christ The King Catholic Church in Latimer. Burial will follow in D'Iberville Memorial Park.