Mrs. Nary Trin

On Sunday, February 5, 2023, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mrs. Nary Trin passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 73 due to liver and bile duct cancer. She was surrounded by family members who were there for her until her last breath taken. Mrs. Trin was born on March 3, 1949, in the Battambang province of Cambodia. She was kind, compassionate, and deeply devoted to her Buddhist faith. These beliefs and values were cultivated in her at a very young age and she passed them along to her children and grandchildren. Before arriving in the USA, her family lived in refugee camps along the Khmer-Thai border (specifically, Khao-I-Dang refugee camp) after the Pol Pot Regime. Eventually, Mrs. Trin, her husband Chy Chen and their children immigrated to America in May 1985, resettling in Hadley, Massachusetts through sponsorships by her cousins and members of the First Congregational Church in Amherst, Massachusetts. Life in America was a dream and full of opportunities for her and her husband, having raised the children with no worries about education. She was a mother who strictly sent her kids off to school, believing that education is the key to success in life, as she lacked education herself as a child. After her kids were grown, she decided to devote her time at her chosen temple, Wat Kirivongsa Bopharam, where she met many friends who became her extended family members. She eventually became the matriarch nun and indeed she took great pride in it. She was depended on by many of her peers during many of the important buddhist ceremonies, whether it was an annual event or a simple 30 minutes chanting, she was there for people within her community and for those who came from long distances. The family members are positive that everyone who stepped foot into her temple, knew her and interacted with her. She was needed and that was how she lived her life. Mrs. Trin loved the simple things in life, especially cooking, gardening and traveling. She was an amazing cook and she was a green thumb gardener. She was always there for the family’s celebrations, especially birthdays and graduations. She loved being a part of a celebration and was captured in family pictures, smiling, laughing and just enjoying the company of her loved ones. Mrs. Trin is survived by her children, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They are: Sokpeth Ding, Boroeuth Chen and Vuthyka Tralong, Reaksmey Chen, Sokcheat Chen and Samonn Sam, Vanny Chen and Sokuon Srey, Vanna Chen and Yen Sao, Borin Chen and Malay Chhon. Her grandchildren, Reatrey and Amanda Chen, Alex Ding, Cheatrasatya Kuon, Adam Ding, Rhachana Chen, Natasha Ding, Kornnita Chen, Samacha Sam, Neysamany Kuon, Samatra Sam, Santyanee Chen, Nalani Chen-Sao, Sonita Sam, Natra Kuon, Jaivyn Chen-Sao, Esan Chen, Clayton and Kaage LaPointe a, Mason Senecal and Tovyn Chen-Lom. Even though cancer took her life, Mrs. Trin’s determination to survive the Khmer Rouge regime was achieved and the greatest achievement was that she raised her kids and grandchildren with such love that it can never be replaced. She will be missed profoundly.

Mrs. Nary Trin

March 3, 1949 - February 5, 2023