Sai Sihabout, 79, of North Haven passed away on Saturday April 15, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Nugan Sihabout. Sai was born in Laos on May 7, 1937; son of the late Nouane and Tha Sihabout and worked as an assembler for US Surgical for many years until his retirement. Father of Vihane (Somchen) Sihabout, Samane Sihabout, Sangvane (Phonesavanh) Douangvilay and Sorsamlane (Somphasook) Borivong. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and 8 brothers and sisters. He was predeceased by 5 brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Saturday morning from 9:00 to 12:00. His procession will leave to go to the Evergreen Crematory, New Haven at 12:00. The visiting hours will be Friday from 4 to 8 pm.
Life is an adventure. Some of us live out the adventure with a flourish and some more quietly. Sai did both. His adventure, his great bravery, helped him lead his family to a new life, a life with the possibility of a future in a new and strange land. I can only imagine how difficult it was to arrive in a place when you don’t know the language, where the people, the customs, the food are so different. Where you need to provide for and protect your family but you are not sure how. Yet Sai and Nugan did all that. It was a pleasure to know Sai, he will always have a place in my heart. May his name be a blessing.
My prayers and thoughts out to the family so sorry for your loss and express my deepest condolences