Oct. 28, 1955 – Apr. 6, 2021

Giao Ngoc Tran was born on October 28, 1955 in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1975 he came to America. He then got his degree in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in 1978. He started his own business in 2000 and during the pandemic, designed machinery that produced PPE for our country’s front line workers. In his life, he enjoyed watching and betting on sports, spending time with his children, taking care of fish, drinking Budweiser, and keeping up with the latest Internet trends. 

He is survived by his wife, Hien, as well as his five children; Sa (43), Van (41), Minh (25), Heidi (23), Annie (21); four grandchildren; Kyle (24), Abigail (21), Kailes (20), and Vaughn (16); and three great grandchildren; Jackson (5), Elijah (4), and Charles; and six brothers; Cu, Vu, Huynh, Lam, Quynh, and Le.

Service Information

Saturday, April 10, 2021
Visitation
10 a.m – 1 p.m.

Forest Lawn Funeral Home
8706 Almeda Genoa Rd.
Houston, TX 77075