Vietnamese Catholic Community in Whittier always remember two persons, father Jean Marie Thống, and Bác Minh, which means Uncle Minh.
Yes, uncle Minh help father Thống, father Báu, and father Nghiễm to lay foundation for Vice Provincia Extra Patriam of Vietnamese Redemptorists Mission after their resettlement to the U.S. In 1975.
Yes, uncle Minh named our community as St. Alfonso Vietnamese Community of Whittier, uncle Minh is the soul and the glue that keep us to come back to Sunday Vietnamese Mass even we scatter all over Southern California in the 2000's.
Yes, Uncle Minh, bác Minh will be missed.