3HMONGTV News (08/20/2022) – Phoua Thao Hang was killed on July 17 when she and her husband were struck in their vehicle by a stolen SUV according to authorities. The 15 year old suspect fled on foot and was arrested after more than a month later. The family of Phoua Thao Hang put out a statement.
“Her life, her abiding love for her family, her deep cultural knowledge and farming wisdom (which she open-heartedly ,shared), her zest and curiosity for all things, her kind and caring nature, and the thousands of untold stories, blessings, and life lessons she had yet to impart were all stolen from her, and from us, on July 17,” the family stated. “This is not right, and those responsible must be held accountable.”
Funeral service for Phoua Thao Hang will be as follows.
CONTACT:
Pakou Hang (Daughter)
651-983-8007 (mobile)
Janssen Hang (Son)
651-308-5238 (mobile)
What: Funeral for Phoua Thao Hang
Where: Legacy Funeral Home West Chapel
255 Eaton Street
Saint Paul, MN 55107
When: Friday, August 26th – Monday August 29th
- Friday, August 26, 2022 7:00AM -12:00PM
- Saturday, August 27, 2022 7:00AM – All Night
- Sunday, August 28, 2022 7:00AM – All Night
- Monday, August 29, 2022 7:00AM -11:30AM
Who: Phoua Thao Hang
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Mother of Pakou Hang and Janssen Hang
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Sister of Dr. Xoua Thao and Dr. Neal Seng Thao
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Sister of Vang Thao Moua, the mother of State Senator of Mee Moua
Phoua Thao Hang was born in 1952, in the village of Sa Luong in Laos. Her father was Cha Dang Thao and her mother was Xang Yang, both preceded her in death. She was the fourth oldest of eight children, and is survived by her siblings: Za Xiong (Ger Xiong), Vang (Chao Tao Moua), My (Nha Neng Yang), Dr. Neal Nhiacheng Xeng (Gaoee Lee), Kia (Cher Xa Lee), Dr. Nao Xoua (See Vang), and Tcher True (Lee Vang). In a Minnesota Historical Society oral history project, Phoua recalled a childhood filled with caring family members and hard work: being carried on her father’s back as he walked from village to village helping with traditional Hmong ceremonies; planting rice seedlings with her older sisters; and walking for hours in the predawn to gather water for her family’s daily use.
Phoua married Wang Ger Hang in December 1971, and they had seven children: Kaying (Bill Hudspeth), Pakou Chee, Peter Ntsuab Zeb, Janssen Kong Peng (May Shoua Yang), Lillian Mai La (Kundan Nepal), Joseph Kong Peng, and Amy (Chris Fairall); seven grandchildren: Keona Hudspeth, Mason Choj Txoos Hang, Noukou Asha Nepal, Ian Ying Kong Hang, Chuefue Ajay Nepal, Landon Hu Seng Hang, Charlotte Gao Hli Chee Hang, and one more grandchild due to arrive later this year.
On Sunday, July 17, 2022, Phoua was senselessly killed when a stolen vehicle rammed into her car in Saint Paul on the East Side. Her husband was driving and they were returning home from the garden.
