Jouakao Thao

Jouakao Thao, 57, of Huntersville, NC went to be with his Lord after a long battle with gastric cancer December 23, 2010 . He was born February 10, 1953 in Phus Kaav, Laos. He and Yer Vang married on December 16, 1974. Jouakao joined the United States in military service from 1968 to 1975 during the Vietnam war. He along with his wife and family immigrated to the US in 1980 where they settled in California for the following sixteen years. Jouakao began ministry training in 1991 and began serving as a minister for the Christian and Missionary Alliance in 1993. He served as a pastor for the Sacramento Hmong Alliance Church, Charlotte Hmong Alliance Church and Statesville Hmong Alliance Fellowship. He leaves behind a wife, four sons, four daughters, two son-in-laws, two daughter-in-laws, and five grandchildren. Funeral services for Jouakao Thao will be held at Raymer Funeral Home in Huntersville, NC on December 31st , 2010 from 3:00 to 8:00 pm, January 1, 2011 from 9:00 to 12:00 am and 3:00 to 8:00 pm, January 2, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. and January 3, 9:00 to 12:00. Burial will follow at Northlake Memorial Gardens in Huntersville, NC.