Tsav Npis Xyooj Memorial Fund

In the early afternoon of June 23, 2022, Cha Bee Xiong passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home, surrounded by his wife and daughter. He was 75 years old.

On behalf of the Xiong Family, we have established this GoFundMe Page where friends and family can send “Sunshine Money.” All donations will go toward funeral and related family expenses. Cha Bee Xiong was born on May 25, 1947, in Sam Thong, Laos. Like many Hmong, he fled to Thailand to evade persecution during the Vietnam War. Eventually, in 1979, Cha Bee Xiong and his family immigrated to America in hopes of finding a better life. He and his family first arrived in Texas and relocated to Illinois and then Wisconsin before ultimately settling in Minnesota.

He made courageous sacrifices in the face of war, and continually endured and overcame hardships so that his family and others could have a better life. Much of his time was spent perfecting his craft and love for the “qeej,” a sacred instrument and constant in his life since the age of five. Cha Bee Xiong felt most comfortable outdoors, always farming, fishing, or otherwise engaged with the Earth’s land and natural environment—it reminded him of his childhood and his fond memories of Laos and Thailand.

A funeral service will be held on July 31, 2022, at 8:00 AM, at the address below. For more information, please contact a member of the family.

Saint Paul Funeral Home, LLC

199 Plato Blvd E

St Paul, MN 55107-1624

Please keep the Xiong family in your thoughts and prayers. Cha Bee Xiong is survived by his wife, 10 children, 15 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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Yav tav su thaum lub June 23, 2022, Tsav Npis Xyooj tau ncaim peb sawvdaws tseg nyob rau hauv nws lub tsev. Nws ncais tau yam kaj siab lug. Nws muaj 75 xyoo. Nws tseg nws tus poj niam, 10 tus menyuam, 15 tus xeeb ntxwv thiab 3 tug xeeb ntxwv.

Sawv cev ntawm tsev neeg Hmoob Xyooj, peb tau tsim qhov GoFundMe page no rau cov phooj ywg thiab tsev neeg sawvdaws ua xav xa nyiaj tshav ntuj los yog nyiaj pab rau Tsav Npis tsev neeg. Tag nrho cov nyiaj no yuav pab rau lub ntees thiab cov nuj nqi txhua yam.

Tsav Npis Xyooj yug rau lub May 25, 1947, rau hauv Sam Thong, Laos. Nws tau ua tub rog tawm tsam Nyab Laj qaum tej ces mam li khiav tuaj mus rau tej chaws Thaib. Xyoo 1979, Tsav Npis Xyooj thiab nws tsev neeg tuaj rau teb chaws Mes Kas, tuaj pib dua lub neej tshiab. Lawv tuaj poob rau hauv Texas, ces mam li tsiv mus rau Illinois. Tom qab ntawm, lawv tsiv mus rau Wisconsin. Thaum kawg no, lawv thiaj li khiav tuaj nyob rau hauv xeev Minnesota.

Nws npeem rhau txoj kem phom sij thiab kov yeej tej kev txom nyem kom nws thiab nws tsev neeg tau ib lub neej zoo ua. Thaum nws muaj 5 xyoos, nws kuj kawm tshuab qeej Hmoob. Ces thaum nws muaj hnub nyoog, nws mam paub ua ib tug txiv qeej. Tsav Npis Xyooj ib txwm nyiam ua liaj ua teb, thiab nuv ntses vim rov ua rau nws nco txog lub neej nyob rau Nplog teb, Thaib teb.

Tsev neeg Hmoob Xyooj yuav tha Tsav Npis rau lub July 31, 2022 thaum 8:00 sawv ntxov rau tim lub tsev txias nyob rau:

Saint Paul Funeral Home, LLC

199 Plato Blvd E

St Paul, MN 55107-1624

Ua tsaug.