{"id":19445,"date":"2026-07-25T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=19445"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:40:12","slug":"tuong-nho-john-hensley-in-memory-of-john-hensley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thovanyenson.com\/?p=19445","title":{"rendered":"T\u01b0\u1edfng Nh\u1edb John Hensley – In Memory of John Hensley"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u01b0\u1edfng Nh\u1edb John Hensley – Ng\u01b0\u1eddi H\u00e0ng X\u00f3m Th\u00e2n M\u1ebfn <\/p>\n

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C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m\u2026 nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ea7n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111\u00f4i khi ta qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t m\u00ecnh may m\u1eafn bi\u1ebft bao khi c\u00f3 h\u1ecd b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh.
\nJohn Hensley l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quen bi\u1ebft nhau v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i, khi hai gia \u0111\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch. H\u01a1n ba th\u1eadp ni\u00ean tr\u00f4i qua, t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vun \u0111\u1eafp qua bi\u1ebft bao kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc b\u00ecnh d\u1ecb c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i khi nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng qu\u00fd gi\u00e1.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng k\u00fd \u1ee9c v\u1ec1 John, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m m\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 sau m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n b\u00e3o l\u1edbn v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng n\u0103m 2000, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ed5 s\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat do d\u1ef1, John c\u00f9ng con trai \u0111\u00e3 sang gi\u00fap t\u00f4i leo l\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0, c\u1eaft v\u00e0 d\u1ecdn th\u00e2n c\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y th\u00eam nhi\u1ec1u h\u01b0 h\u1ea1i. <\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a John, lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u00eca tay gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai khi h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n

Su\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u00e1ng \u1ea5y, hai gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f9ng nhau chia s\u1ebb bi\u1ebft bao ni\u1ec1m vui gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng trao \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u0103n t\u1ef1 n\u1ea5u, t\u1eebng r\u1ee7 nhau \u0111i \u0103n nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 chung vui trong nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ed9t m\u1ed1c quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i gia \u0111\u00ecnh, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c con. John \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t y\u00eau th\u00edch m\u00f3n Ph\u1edf Vi\u1ec7t Nam, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y anh \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n \u0103n \u1ea5y v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ni\u1ec1m th\u00edch th\u00fa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

Khi v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm mua hai xe \u0111\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng nhau d\u1ea1o tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Greenbelt r\u1ee3p b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p \u1edf Kingwood, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi \u00fd ki\u1ebfn John v\u00e0 Denise v\u00ec hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1p xe c\u00f9ng nhau. Thay v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u n\u01a1i mua s\u1eafm, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0o ph\u00f3ng t\u1eb7ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i hai chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111\u1ea1p c\u0169 kh\u00f4ng x\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u1ea3 hai chi\u1ebfc, m\u1ed9t cho \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cho \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f2n trong t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. D\u00f9 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ecf \u00fd tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn. M\u00f3n qu\u00e0 \u1ea5y m\u00e3i m\u00e3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng qu\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1i v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd.<\/p>\n

M\u1edbi trong th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y, v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng B\u1ea3y \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft John ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadp vi\u1ec7n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m anh. Bi\u1ebft anh ta r\u1ea5t y\u00eau th\u00edch m\u00f3n Ph\u1edf, v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 tay n\u1ea5u Ph\u1edf g\u00e0 mang v\u00e0o b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n. John \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n quen. Anh v\u1eabn t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o, vui v\u1ebb v\u00e0 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng. D\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i mu\u1ed7ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c anh mu\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n \u0103n \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft bao. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd m\u00e3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00fang t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe tin John \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, d\u00f9 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u1eabn c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t y\u1ebfu. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi Denise s\u1ebd s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m anh ngay khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3.<\/p>\n

Th\u1eadt \u0111au l\u00f2ng, trong l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn Tulsa c\u00f9ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea7y c\u0169, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin bu\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng John \u0111\u00e3 thanh th\u1ea3n ra \u0111i. Tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u0111au x\u00f3t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u1eddi t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t khi anh c\u00f2n nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n

John ra \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m. Anh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, s\u1ef1 h\u00e0o hi\u1ec7p, ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c th\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh. Ch\u1ec9 v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho khu ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i y\u00ean \u1ea5m h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng h\u1eefu ch\u00e2n t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf n\u00ean phong ph\u00fa h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n

Xin g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ebfn Denise c\u00f9ng to\u00e0n th\u1ec3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Hensley l\u1eddi chia bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ea7u xin Thi\u00ean Ch\u00faa lu\u00f4n \u1edf c\u00f9ng h\u1ecd, ban b\u00ecnh an, s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m an \u1ee7i cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111au bu\u1ed3n n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

C\u1ea3m \u01a1n John v\u00ec t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n, v\u00ec t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng qu\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 v\u00ec h\u01a1n ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1edbi bi\u1ebft bao k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1eb9p m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u00e3i nh\u1edb n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu, b\u00e0n tay lu\u00f4n s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n \u00e1i m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i trao t\u1eb7ng cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. <\/p>\n

V\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 qu\u00fd m\u1ebfn, l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m th\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ebfc s\u00e2u s\u1eafc, gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin chung l\u1eddi c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho h\u01b0\u01a1ng linh anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an ngh\u1ec9 trong b\u00ecnh an v\u0129nh c\u1eedu. <\/p>\n

<\/br>
\nIn Loving Memory of My Wonderful Neighbor, John Hensley<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are neighbors… and then there are friends who become part of our lives so naturally that we almost forget how fortunate we are to have them.
\nJohn Hensley was one of those rare people.<\/p>\n

We first met at the end of the twentieth century when our families became next-door neighbors. Over more than three decades, our friendship grew through countless ordinary moments that, in retrospect, became extraordinary memories.<\/p>\n

One memory stands out above all. After a powerful storm in the late 2000s, a huge pine tree fell on our home. Without hesitation, John and his son came over and helped me climb and cut that tree of the roof before it could cause even greater damage. That was John, always willing to lend a hand whenever someone needed help.<\/p>\n

Over the years, our families shared many simple joys together. We exchanged home-cooked meals, enjoyed dinners together, and celebrated milestones in each other’s lives, including the weddings of our children. John especially loved Vietnamese Ph\u1edf, and it always made us smile to see how much he enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

When my wife and I were looking for bicycles so we could ride through the beautiful, tree-lined Greenbelt trails of Kingwood, we asked John and Denise for advice because they often rode together. Instead of simply recommending where to buy one, they generously offered us two of their own unused bicycles, both in excellent condition. We insisted on paying them, but they would not accept a single dollar. That generous gift has remained a beautiful reminder of their kindness and friendship.<\/p>\n

Just this month, on a beautiful July day, we learned that John had been hospitalized. We visited him, and knowing how much he loved Ph\u1edf, my wife prepared homemade chicken Ph\u1edf and brought it to the hospital. John greeted us with his familiar smile. He was alert, cheerful, and enjoyed talking about everyday life. Although he could only eat a few bites, you could see how much he wanted to enjoy it. His smile that day will always remain in our hearts.<\/p>\n

Later we heard that John had returned home, though he was still very weak. We promised ourselves we would visit him as soon as we could.<\/p>\n

Sadly, while we were on our way to Tulsa with friends to visit our former teachers, the heartbreaking news arrived that John had peacefully passed away. Our hearts were filled with sadness. We never had the chance to say goodbye before you are gone.<\/p>\n

John leaves behind far more than memories. He leaves an example of kindness, generosity, quiet strength, and friendship. He made our neighborhood a better place simply by being there, and he made our lives richer by being our friend.<\/p>\n

To Denise and the entire Hensley family, please accept our deepest and most heartfelt condolences. We pray that God will surround you with His peace and comfort during this difficult time.<\/p>\n

Thank you, John, for your friendship, your generosity, and for more than thirty years of wonderful memories. We will always remember your warm smile, your helping hand, and the goodness you shared so freely.<\/p>\n

May you rest in eternal peace.<\/p>\n

With love, gratitude, and deepest sympathy,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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