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Tan Van Nguyen
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2810 5th Ave., Rock Island. Visitation is 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., Rock Island. Tan Van Nguyen was born Feb. 10, 1945, in Vietnam, a son of Tu Van Nguyen and Ngan Thi Nguyen. He married Kinh Thi Nguyen on Jan. 29, 1972, in Vietnam. He came to the United States in 1975 and moved to Rock Island in 1979. He had worked as a machine operator at Nichols Aluminum, Davenport. Tan was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rock Island, and also attended Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport. He had a great work ethic and enjoyed hard work. Tan had a great love for his family and enjoyed being with his wife, children and grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Kinh; children, Phong "Michael" Nguyen, Rock Island, Nam (Rachel) Nguyen, Davenport, Dieumy "Mimi" (Marco) Byrne, Moline, Vu (Ruth) Nguyen, Des Moines, Viet (Tracy) Nguyen, Wisconsin, Khuong-Nhi Nguyen, Chicago, Diem Chi Nguyen, California, and Jeanly (Sean) Crowe, Macomb; 14 grandchildren, Samantha, Joseph, Marco Alex, Logan, Adrian, Adam, Lauren, Mara, Jaden, Temperance, Max, Vinh, Isaac and Elijah; sisters, Tien Thi Nguyen and Dang Thi Nguyen, both of Vietnam; sister-in-law, Nghia Vu Nguyen, and nephew, Thien Vu Nguyen, both of Minnesota; and cousin, Suc Nhu (Lan) Nguyen, of North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Online condolences may be left at www.wheelanpressly.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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