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    Celebrating the life of

    Irvin Nguyen

    13 Dec 1986 - 07 Aug 2023

    Family and friends

    This online memorial has been created for family and friends from around the world to remember and celebrate Irvin's legacy. Irvin Duc Thien Nguyen passed away unexpectedly in the first week of August 2023, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam at the age of 36 years old. Irvin is survived by his brothers Ian Duc Thang Nguyen, Nigel Noel Nguyen and George Robert Leece, his sisters, Nadia Noelle Nguyen¬¬ a... more

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    Loved By
    GLIN
    1989

    Elizabeth Leece

    Ian N. Mom’s bowl cuts!
    Loved By
    GLTP
    1999

    Elizabeth Leece Family Christmas Photo

    Loved By
    GL
    Mar 2015

    Matt Siameng Visited Irvin in Ho Chi Minh City, best time of my life!

    Loved By
    ELGL
    7 Jan 2008

    Matt Siameng Snowboarding, definitely was an entertaining day! Will never forget this day and how much we laughed.

    Loved By
    GLIN
    Jun 2005

    Matt Siameng High School Graduation

    Loved By
    ELGLINTP
    27 Jan 2001

    Stanley Truong Family photo with grandparents

    Loved By
    ELGLIN
    2004

    Stanley Truong Cousin Stanley and Ida's wedding

    Loved By
    ELIN
    2013

    George Leece Brothers reunion in SE Asia!

    Loved By
    ELINTP
    1993

    George Leece Being the baby brother

    Loved By
    ELGLINTP
    1988

    Julian Tran Ian, Rosie, Irvin and Julian

    Ian N. At least its not the bath photo
    Loved By
    ELGL
    2012

    Julian Tran Traveling to Thailand, spending family time with my brother from another mother.

    Loved By
    ELGLIN
    2012

    Julian Tran Island hopping around Thailand, Irvin, Ming, and Ian. Great times

    Loved By
    GL
    2001

    Torrie Facino Nick, Torrie, Kearsta, Irvin-Before TWIRPS Dance freshman year of high school.

    Loved By
    GLTP
    2004

    Torrie Facino Mike, Torrie, Kearsta, Irvin- Before our Junior Prom

    Loved By
    GLINTP
    1992

    Elizabeth Leece Imagining you and Mom in a big embrace.

    Loved By
    GLIN
    2005

    Elizabeth Leece High school grad!

    Loved By
    GLINAN
    24 May 2019

    Elizabeth Leece All dressed up at Ian and Charlene’s wedding in Hanoi💗

    Loved By
    GLTP
    2004

    Tyler Davis Cross Country

    Loved By
    GL
    2005

    Tyler Davis Senior TWIRPS

    Loved By
    ELGL
    2005

    Tyler Davis Senior Year

    Loved By
    GL
    2003

    Tyler Davis School dances

    Loved By
    GLTP
    2005

    Justin Ernenwein Poker Night.

    Loved By
    GL
    2003

    Justin Ernenwein High school dance..

    Loved By
    GLIN
    2005

    Justin Ernenwein Senior dance.

    Loved By
    ELGLIN
    2005

    Cindy Truong Irvin's Graduation

    Loved By
    GLTP
    1999

    Justin Ernenwein Jr High Basketball - Irvin had a cast on his arm. Pretty sure he made the team with it on too lol.

    Loved By
    GLTP
    2000

    Justin Ernenwein Jr High Dance

    Loved By
    GL
    2000

    Justin Ernenwein Jr High Dance

    Loved By
    GLTP
    2004

    Justin Ernenwein

    Loved By
    ELINTP
    2001

    George Leece The year you made me put Xbox as the #1 gift from Santa...

    Loved By
    GLINTP
    1986

    Elizabeth Leece Baby Irvin🕊️

    Ian N. He never cried. Natural born killer instincts.
    Loved By
    GLTP
    1997

    Elizabeth Leece Leece Family Reunion in Lake Tahoe🌲

    Loved By
    GLTP
    11 Jun 1999

    Elizabeth Leece My brothers welcoming me earthbound🦋

    Loved By
    GL
    12 Jul 2002

    Elizabeth Leece Aunt Linda and Uncle Phil’s wedding

    Loved By
    GLINAN
    2004

    Elizabeth Leece Hiding your shoes so you had to play with me longer🤪

    Loved By
    ELGL
    13 Dec 2015

    Ian Nguyen Irvin’s 29th birthday with Char and I

    Loved By
    GL
    2016

    Ian Nguyen Playboy Club Hanoi Grand Opening with Irvin, Charlene, Hai and Linh. The Nguyen-Dang family.

    Loved By
    GL
    25 Dec 2016

    Ian Nguyen Irvin with his favorite DJ, Dannic, on Christmas day!

    Loved By
    GL
    2016

    Ian Nguyen

    Loved By
    GLIN
    13 Dec 2019

    Jenny Erickson Ho Chi Minh City for Irvin’s birthday with Ian, Charlene, Auntie Helen, and the crew. (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLTP
    Jan 2002

    Jenny Erickson Irvin in Vietnam with Ian, Auntie Helen, David, & Jenny (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    TP
    Dec 2003

    Jenny Erickson Irvin’s 17th birthday with Ian, Auntie Helen, Esco, and Bear (dogs names by Ian and Irvin). (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLIN
    May 2006

    Jenny Erickson Irvin is with me, Jenny, at my UCSD M.Ed./teaching credential graduation. He is also pictured with (from left to right) David, Auntie Helen, Ian, and Julian. Heartbroken and still unable to process this huge loss to the world. I look forward to memorializing Irvin with the rest of our family and friends soon. I know Irvin will continue to shine down on our family with all the future milestones that he will miss as an angel on Earth. I know he will be with us forever through our actions and love. Miss you baby brother. 💔❤️‍🩹 (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell.)

    Loved By
    GLIN
    Jul 2013

    Jenny Erickson Vietnam with Ian, Auntie Helen, Julian, Dylan, and other family/friends aka the party crew! 🎉 (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLIN
    Jun 2009

    Jenny Erickson Irvin’s graduation with Auntie Helen, Jenny, and Kristen. (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    INTHAN
    2019

    Ken Ngo Teaching goddaughter some stuff

    Jenny Erickson31 Mar 2006
    Loved By
    GL
    Loved By
    GLIN
    31 Mar 2006

    Jenny Erickson

    Loved By
    ELGLTHAN
    3 2018

    Ken Ngo Goddaughters lifeguard

    Loved By
    GLTH
    Mar 2018

    Ken Ngo Volcanic mountain in the Philippines

    Loved By
    GLIN
    Nov 2008

    Jenny Erickson Thanksgiving with Auntie Helen, David, Jenny, Luke, Cathleen Huyen, Dan, Chi Lien, Julian, Rosanna, Heyo, and family friends! (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GL
    Aug 2009

    Jenny Erickson Irvin with Auntie Helen, Donna, and Kristen. (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLIN
    2 Jan 2010

    Jenny Erickson Hanging out with Auntie Helen, Julian, and Justin (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLIN
    2005

    Jenny Erickson Irvin visited when we lived in North County SD for a short time. Pictured left to right: Luke, Jenny, Auntie Helen, Ian, Irvin, David, and Remy, the Rottweiler puppy We think this is 2005, but it could be 2004? (💕 Photo sent via Auntie Helen Campbell. Swipe through to see multiple photos from this event.)

    Loved By
    GLINTP
    1988

    Jenny Erickson Here’s a photo of the crybaby crew (me, Jenny; Irvin; and my big bro, David) that Auntie Helen was watching. Lol. My mom, Helen, says she was watching Irvin because he was the “favorite baby. He was very easy, not crying, would eat everything you feed him, and not greedy either.” My older brother, David, also just pointed out that my spiral perm fro looks like a hairdo from the 1950s. Also, I see my overalls are coming back in style these days… Oh, Irvin, we will miss your easygoing, chill, personality and you are everyone’s favorite (even though you’re not supposed to have favorites 😉)! 💔❤️‍🩹😇

    Loved By
    GLIN
    2005

    Rosie Tjarks

    Loved By
    GLIN
    8 2010

    Rosie Tjarks Heyo and I visited Vietnam in 2010! This was the last time I interacted with Irvin. During that trip we reconnected as young adults, I was amazed how well you guys were doing in life and the success in your careers. The only time we got along and didn’t nag or fight. 🤣 I truly wished we stayed connected and knew how much you were loved by so many! You will be missed!

    Loved By
    GLTH
    12 Sep 2017

    Alan Nguyen Irvin was always the best uncle to Aria. He was always there when we needed him the most.

    Loved By
    GL
    16 Sep 2016

    Alan Nguyen After work, we used to try new cool 'hole-in-the-wall' places in Saigon for dinner before they became popular.

    Loved By
    GL
    11 Sep 2015

    Alan Nguyen When he used to walk into the clubs, there would be a chorus of 'anh Irvin oi's. lol

    Loved By
    GL
    31 Oct 2015

    Alan Nguyen Irvin on Halloween at one of our then-favorite restaurants, Si.

    Loved By
    GL
    31 Dec 2017

    Alan Nguyen New Year's Eve.

    Loved By
    GL
    24 Dec 2017

    Alan Nguyen Christmas Eve

    Loved By
    GL
    6 Mar 2016

    Alan Nguyen Irvin and Charleen getting ready to cook some lobster!

    Loved By
    GLIN
    4 Aug 2017

    Alan Nguyen Uncle Irvin and his wing girl, Aria would attract so many new friends.

    Loved By
    GLIN
    12 Feb 2021

    Alan Nguyen Irvin and Bao. On one of our monthly Sunday Dim Sum. New World Hotel Saigon.

    Loved By
    GLINTN
    1 Mar 2021

    Alan Nguyen We used to have our meme wars using AI apps.

    Loved By
    GLIN
    9 May 2021

    Alan Nguyen Ken, Irvin, Binh

    Loved By
    GLINTH
    2006

    Alva Wan We studied abroad in Singapore and traveled to a bunch of countries together. He was always down to do whatever. Always had his jokes and shenanigans; he never failed to bring humor and joy to our trips.

    Loved By
    IN
    2000

    Matt Siameng 7th grade Marsh Jr High Basketball team, photo is from Ameer Khan

    Loved By
    INAN
    Jan 2011

    Tat Sun Ho During Vietnam new year holiday, Irvin and I didn't go back to California to our families. Instead, we crashed our business partner's family gathering in Bao lap, Vietnam, to enjoy the sunshine and ride ponies. Best of all, someone else paid for the trip for us.

    Loved By
    IN
    Jan 2012

    Tat Sun Ho Irvin, Ian, Alan, and I went to the Manila, Philippines to our fraternity brother's, Carson, wedding.

    Loved By
    INTH
    2008

    Christian Leitzinger In 2008, I had the pleasure of working with Irvin in Vietnam. We had a small investment firm, and were doing equity research, sales and trading. From here, I would build a great friendship with Irv, where he would eventually become a roommate for two years, and be a part of my wedding. This photo is from a chaotic day where we moved our office. It was an incredible time, which involved the police, the mafia and bolt cutters.

    2011

    Tat Sun Ho Irvin, Ian and I attended Christian's Singapore wedding. People got really drunk that night, but like always, I skipped out on most of the shots. Wait someone drank for me. Thanks, Irvin. I will miss you.

    Loved By
    AN
    May 2011

    Tat Sun Ho Irvin and I went on a business trip together in Bangkok, Thailand, and I made him eat chicken feet and pig intestines. I thought it was funny at the time, and you hated it. From Earth to heaven: Sorry pledge bro. I promise I will never do it again.

    Jun 2008

    Tat Sun Ho Before Irvin moved to Vietnam, he visited Ho Chi Minh City for a 3 months internship at our bank. We traveled to the countryside together and got caught in the rain wearing these thin poncho in style.

    Loved By
    TH
    2011

    Christian Leitzinger Irv was my roommate when I met Thao, so it was an honor to have him participate in my wedding. Here we are at my wife’s family home in Saigon. Irv was an awesome friend and roomie. Sad that I don’t have any photos of that time living in D5, Saigon. We would spend hours brainstorming business ideas, playing Battlefront and trying to find cheap food.

    2011

    Christian Leitzinger Irv was my roommate when I met Thao. It was an honor to have him in my wedding. Here is the Saigon ceremony. Later, we had another in Singapore.

    Loved By
    INTH
    2010

    Christian Leitzinger Having fun with the D2Capital team. Uyen, Thao and Ian.

    2014

    Christian Leitzinger Afrojack in Vietnam. One of the many, many times we would go out to enjoy Saigon nights.

    Loved By
    INTH
    11 Mar 2007

    Hetal Patel Delta Sigma Pi pledge bros ❤️💔

    Loved By
    AN
    2013

    Ian Nguyen Boys night out in Singapore

    Ngoc Le

    I met Irvin when I moved to HCMC in 2013. Heartbroken and away from home and family, he was there for me right from the start, entertaining me, taking care of me, giving me advice and guiding me, then and many years later. Irvin to me was more than just a close friend, he was/ is family. He was the funniest, the most intelligent, the most generous ...

    Ngoc LeJan 2013
    13 Dec 2014

    Ian Nguyen Irvin’s 28th birthday at a concert headlined by one of his favorite trance DJs, Dash Berlin, in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, courtesy of our incredible mentor, our former boss and most importantly our friend Christian. That was an amazing evening and wish it never ended.

    2013

    Ian Nguyen Fishing in Thailand with our brothers from another mother, Julian and Dylan, a summer trip of countless memories

    Loved By
    AN
    2012

    Ian Nguyen Irvin headed finance for our cosmetics import, distribution and retail business in Vietnam. Picture courtesy of Steve Kinoshita visiting from Singapore with friends after a very late night (or early morning) where Irvin’s legendary status was validated and his nickname was dubbed Irvin “the Situasian” when MTV Jersey Shore was all the rage. Always a “philanthropist”, Irvin loved handing out the promotional make-up freebies to the ladies a gifts.

    2013

    Ian Nguyen In Ha Long bay with our favorite Great Aunt Helen where she was cheated with a leaky room on our cruise boat that flooded. We refused to pay for that room. They tried to hold us hostage. Calls were made and eventually they capitulated courtesy of Vietnam’s tourism authority and a limousine chauffeured us back to Hanoi.

    Loved By
    AN
    2015

    Ian Nguyen With Tat Sun Ho in Ho Chi Minh City with our Delta Sigma Pi brother and one of our closest friends in another tag team attempt to get him drunk.

    Loved By
    AN
    2015

    Ian Nguyen Dressed to impress. Irvin always was a “professional"

    2015

    Ian Nguyen Nguyen-Dang family with Char’s cousin Marren and our Hanoian photographer friend Lukas on one of our many nights out in Saigon AKA Ho Chi Minh City

    2010

    Ian Nguyen Photo from one of our interns at D2 Capital. Irvin is tuning out from one of my many spectrum episodes whether ADHD spasms or hyper robotic focus.

    2007

    Ian Nguyen Delta Sigma Pi BBQ and basketball at the Towers in La Jolla, CA

    2007

    Ian Nguyen Irvin and our brothers from Delta Sigma Pi at one of our brotherhood outings at Din Tai Fung in LA area for shanghai soup dumplings.

    Loved By
    AN
    2015

    Ian Nguyen The front line soldiers with Daddy Bao on one of our many Bangkok missions

    2007

    Pei Yang Theta pledge quarter - couldn’t have asked for a better big bro.

    1 Feb 2018

    Alan Nguyen Us(Anthony) being wedding crashers @ the reverie hotel 😂 we literally met the bride and groom there

    25 Dec 2018

    Alan Nguyen Christmas 2018 at Anthony's.

    2018

    Alan Nguyen Anthony + Irvin

    24 Feb 2019

    Truyen Nguyen Saigon Heat's game

    2 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    16 Jul 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Business Dev Team

    2 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Groomsmen + intruder

    18 Sep 2018

    Truyen Nguyen One of many karaoke nights. Irvin had many talents, but singing was not one of them

    12 Oct 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Irvin didn't get the memo to do an ugly face and just looked handsome instead

    2 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Drunk bridesmaids & grooms at 8 am in the morning

    10 Aug 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    8 Jan 2019

    Truyen Nguyen

    2 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Irvin looking fly during the engagement ceremeony

    27 Aug 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    17 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen One of my favorite pics of Irvin, during the finals of 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup, where Vietnam won the cup

    28 Feb 2019

    Truyen Nguyen Team lunch for Lunar New Year

    15 Oct 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Our early Business Development team, where I had the honor to be Irvin's manager. He would always be one of the first to arrive at the office and one of the last to leave

    19 Jan 2019

    Truyen Nguyen

    24 Jan 2019

    Truyen Nguyen One of many team lunch gatherings

    3 Dec 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Irvin was one of my groomsmen. Here's us after doing Whiskey shots at 7 am in the morning

    2 Aug 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    8 Jul 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    9 Jan 2019

    Truyen Nguyen Visiting the team in Hanoi

    10 Jan 2019

    Truyen Nguyen On our way to Hanoi

    15 Oct 2018

    Truyen Nguyen

    23 Jan 2018

    Truyen Nguyen Irvin and our former Business Dev team