Vieng Bouaphakeo

January 17, 2017

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Vieng Bouaphakeo, 69, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017.

He was born May 14, 1947, the son of Khamphoung and Boualam Bouaphakeo. Vieng loved teaching and worked as an ESL teacher at Moore Elementary. His presence could brighten any room. He was very outgoing and could always make people happy. Vieng enjoyed fishing and fixing cars. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and was always putting everyone else before himself. He will be remembered as a hard worker and as having a good sense of humor. Vieng was a fighter until the very end and he never gave up.

He is survived by his wife, Phui; his children, Pamela Bouaphakeo, Diana Bouaphakeo, David Bouaphakeo, and Richard Bouaphakeo; siblings, Vienganamay Bouaphakeo, Viengbouabangbay Bouaphakeo, Viengorathay Bouaphakeo, Viengxay Bouaphakeo; and six grandchildren.

Vieng was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Viengkhamphamay Bouaphakeo and Viengjairanay Bouaphakeo.

Services will be held at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave, Des Moines, on Monday, January 23, 2017. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., with funeral service at 2:00 p.m.

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