Tin Baccam

Tin Baccam was 73 years old and went to be with the ancestral heaven on May 16th, 2016 following a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on August 11th, 1942. He was the oldest son of 6 siblings of Sich and Sinh Baccam. His parents were separated during the Indochinese war in the 1950's. His mother brought the small children to Xieng Khoang, Laos in 1954, then to Vientiane, the capitol of Laos in 1955.

Tin finished school in Vientiane, married Jeui Cam and had five children; his daughter, Phommarinh, and her husband, Hoa Leuang; his daughter, Phoukham and her husband, Bounma Panyanouvong; his daughter, Souaykham and her husband, Huong Lemvan; his daughter, Phetsavanh and her husband, Sokha Mom; and his son, Chaffee.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jeui; his brother Kien, and his wife Mien Baccam; his sister Huych Luvan; his sitser, and Nuyett, and her husband Faah Baccam; his youngest brother Houane and his wife Bang Baccam, and his half sister Quyet and her husband Kat Baccam. Tin was preceded in death by his parents.

Tin was a hardworking man. In Laos, he worked for Van Pack Company and USAID for many years. He then later became an airfield supervisor in Savannakhet, Wattay Airport and Longcheng Airfield until they had to evacuate Laos. He then took his family to Nongkhai, Thailand and stayed in a refugee camp until they were flown to America.

In the winter of November 1975, his resettlement in Iowa began in Harford, then Carlisle, and finally to Des Moines, Iowa. In Iowa he worked briefly as secretary in an office downtown Des Moines and then later became supervisor for Container Recovery Incorporated for 30 years. He did his best to take care of his family by working these jobs, and although his jobs weren't easy, he was pleased to know that his family was taken care of, and that was all he needed to know to make him happy. He was living the American dream. Living the American dream didn't mean having a big house or lots of money. He knew money wasn't everything, but that his family was. He would come home from a long hard day of work and would never complain. He was a strong willed man, willing to sacrifice everything for his family and never regretted one moment.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines. Cremation will follow the ceremony. Burial of cremated remains will take place at Glendale Cemetery in the Tai Dam section.

Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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