Davis Quan Ta

Ông T Van Quan (1941–2025)

Ông sinh ra t i Sài Gòn vào nam 1941, trong m t gia dình nghèo khó và dông anh ch em. Nam lên nam tu i, ông du c ngu i cô—v n nghèo và không có con—dón v nuôi du ng b ng tình thuong th m l ng và s t n tâm b n b M i ngày, ông theo cô di bán hàng rong, và nh ng d ng ti n ít i mà cô ki m du c tr thành ngu n nuôi du ng ông: t mi ng an, ch cho d n giáo d c. T cô, ông h c du c d c tính khiêm nhu ng, b n chí và lòng bi t on.

Nam 1963, ông t t nghi p Tru ng Si quan Th c và sau dó k t hôn v i bà inh Th T t. Hai ông bà xây d ng m t gia dình v i nam ngu i con—b n gái và m t trai—d a trên n n t ng c a s hy sinh, th y chung và tình thuong b n ch t.

Ngày 30 tháng 4 nam 1975, khi dang ph c v trong quân d i v i c p b c i úy, cu c d i ông r sang m t hu ng khác b i bi n c S s p d c a Sài Gòn. Ông b dua vào tr i c i t o dành cho các tù nhân chính tr noi ông dã tr i qua b y nam dài d ng d ng t 1975 d n 1982. Khi du c tr t do, ông tr v quê nhà An Phú ông và b t d u l i cu c s ng, làm ngh tr ng mía d nuôi s ng gia dình qua nh ng nam tháng khó khan và thi u th n.

Tháng 2 nam 1993, ông cùng v và các con du c trao co h i b t d u m t cu c s ng m i—d nh cu t i Hoa K theo di n HO, m t chuong trình Nhân d o c a Chính ph Hoa K dành cho các quân nhân VNCH t ng ph c v bên c nh l c lu ng Hoa K

t chân d n M v i hai bàn tay tr ng, ông d i m t v i tuong lai d y xa l b ng lòng dung c m và quy t tâm. Ông dã làm vi c không ng ng ngh ngày dêm, ch mong dem l i cho các con m t tuong lai t t d p hon cu c d i c a chính mình. ôi bàn tay ông chai s n theo nam tháng, nhung t m lòng ông v n hi n hòa, v ng vàng và b t khu t.

u nam 2013, ông ngh huu tu i 72. Cu i nam dó, ông dau d n ti n bi t ngu i v yêu quý—m t n i m t mát ông mang theo trong trái tim l ng l t y v sau. Ông luôn trân tr ng nh ng k ni m, nh ng khó khan mà hai v ch ng dã cùng nhau vu t qua và mái m mà h dã cùng xây d ng.

Trong vòng tay yêu thuong c a các con, ông dã khép l i hành trình tr n th vào tháng 11 nam 2025, thanh th n ra di t i thành ph Salt Lake, ti u bang Utah, hu ng th 84 tu i.

Cu c d i ông là bi u tu ng c a s kiên cu ng, hy sinh và lòng nhân h u th m l ng. Di s n c a ông s ng mãi trong gia dình mà ông dã nuôi du ng, trong nh ng hy sinh ông dã dành tr n, và trong tình thuong ông trao di không h tính toán.

Mr. T Van Quan (1941–2025)** Born in Saigon in 1941, he entered a world marked by hardship and scarcity. At the age of five, he was welcomed into the care of his aunt—herself childless and poor—who raised him with quiet love and steadfast devotion. Each day, he stood by her side selling street foods, and the few coins she earned became his food, his shelter, and his education. From her, he learned the values of humility, perseverance, and gratitude.

In 1963, he graduated from the Thu Duc Military Academy and soon after married Mrs. inh Th T t. Together, they built a family of five children—four daughters and one son—anchored in loyalty, sacrifice, and unwavering affection.

On April 30, 1975, while serving with the rank of Captain, his life changed forever by The Fall of Saigon. He was sent to a re-education camp for political detainees, where he endured seven long years from 1975 to 1982. When he was finally released, he returned to his hometown of An Phú ông and began life anew, working as a sugarcane farmer to support his family through years of struggle and simplicity.

In February 1993, he, together with his wife and children, was granted the chance to begin again—immigrating to the United States under the HO program, a Humanitarian Operation program by the U.S. government for former military personnel who had served alongside U.S. forces.

Arriving in America with nothing, he embraced the unknown with courage. He worked tirelessly, day and night, determined to give his children the future he himself never had. His hands were worn, but his spirit remained gentle, steady, and strong.

He retired in early 2013 at the age of 72. Later that same year, he bid farewell to his beloved wife—a loss that lived quietly in his heart from that day forward. He carried her memory tenderly, cherishing the hardships they overcame and the life they built together. Surrounded by the love of his children, he completed his journey in November 2025, passing away peacefully in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 84.

His life was one of endurance, devotion, and quiet heroism. His legacy lives on in the family he raised, the sacrifices he made, and the love he gave without condition.

You may visit with the family during a viewing on Saturday, November 22, 2025, from 5:00–7:00 PM at Memorial Redwood Mortuary, 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah. An additional viewing will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2025, from 9:00 AM–1:00 PM, followed by the funeral service at 1:00 PM. Interment will take place immediately afterward at Memorial Redwood Cemetery, at the same location.

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