Touching stories about Meritorious Artist Minh Tri in the memories of colleagues
Meritorious Artist Kim Tien recently contracted Covid-19 so she could not attend the funeral of her colleague.
On March 31, Meritorious Artist Minh Tri - the legendary voice of VTV passed away, making the audience surprised and sad. The image of a male reporter with parted hair and a kind face appeared on the news or read lines in movies.Journey to the Westwill live forever in the hearts of 1980s-90s television viewers.
Upon hearing the news of Meritorious Artist Minh Tri's passing, Meritorious Artist Kim Tien was very sad. She shared: ''When I heard the news of Minh Tri's passing, I was shocked. Everyone informed each other, everyone was sad and sorry because this was the first person from the broadcasting department to pass away. Everyone missed him but had just had Covid. I myself had just had Covid for a week, the others were sick so not everyone could go to the funeral home, they could only call to ask about the family. His colleagues, wherever they were, tried to contact the family to share this loss.
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| Meritorious Artist Minh Tri and Meritorious Artist Kim Tien have appeared together on VTV's News program since the 1980s. |
After 3 years of retirement, Mr. Tri had a stroke and was paralyzed on one side of his body. After a while of acupuncture, he was able to use crutches to move around the house. At that time, we were also shocked because he was healthy. On the day VTV was founded, everyone in the group also came to visit him to make him happier.
One year his health was better, we welcomed him to the station to attend the anniversary, because we knew that he had not been to the station for many years and we missed him. Our feelings as colleagues were still the same. The only regret was that this time many people were sick so we could not come to see him off. We also discussed and made an appointment to come together to burn incense for Tri soon,” Meritorious Artist Kim Tien confided.
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| Announcers on the occasion of the anniversary of Vietnam Television's founding on September 7. |
Remembering Meritorious Artist Minh Tri during their working days together, Meritorious Artist Kim Tien shared: “Mr. Minh Tri is a strong person, very decisive in his work. Each person has their own strengths in reading and Mr. Minh Tri's tone is suitable for investigative reports. When a strong, decisive voice is needed, people often ask for his help. Just like in art, each person has their own strengths.”
Meritorious Artist Thanh Hung choked up with emotion. He confided about his memories with Meritorious Artist Minh Tri, about his special voice that left an indelible mark in the hearts of millions of audiences, and about his longing and grief for his colleague and contemporary.Meritorious Artist Thanh Hung said: "Having worked with Minh Tri for a long time, I see that he is a very serious worker, loves his job, and has deep expertise. He is also sociable and has an open personality. To me, Minh Tri is the most impressive news and film reader... When Minh Tri narratesJourney to the West,I sat and listened, paying attention, learning his way of expressing himself. The job of explaining requires the person doing the job to be focused and extremely sensitive. Each person has their own strengths, but he and I often discussed professional matters. Unfortunately, when he retired, he had a stroke.
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| Meritorious Artist Kim Tien (far left) and Meritorious Artist Thanh Hung (far right). |
Meritorious Artist Thanh Hung continued: “The last time we met was about 4 years ago, when a group of retired radio announcers came to Minh Tri’s house to visit his new home, and also to discuss his work with him. I remember that Minh Tri was very emotional. Even though he had difficulty walking due to a long-standing stroke, he still wanted to see us off. He fell down 5 steps. But when I helped him up, he still said:Let me see you off.Maybe he knew we didn't have many chances to see each other.
Minh Tri tried to go down the stairs to see us off but his legs got tangled and he fell for the second time. I will never forget that image. Last night when I heard the news, I couldn't sleep.
Remembering Minh Tri, I only have a few sentences:
Sad to see you off today
Burn incense to pay respect to your friend as a greeting
How sad and regretful!
Why do loved ones keep fading away day by day?
Missing you, missing you so much
May your soul rest in peace.
The funeral of Meritorious Artist Minh Tri will take place at 12:30 on April 4, 2022. The memorial service and funeral will take place at 1:30 p.m. the same day at the Funeral Home of 108 Central Military Hospital, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.
