Tommy A. Lou was born in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia on November 14th, 1966, to Choy Ngo and Bush Minh Lou. He was the seventh child out of eight siblings. Tommy grew up on the border of Vietnam and Cambodia for most of his childhood. When he was a teenager, he fled the war-stricken region and came with his family as refugees to the U.S. They first settled in Pennsylvania where Tommy went to high school. Then they relocated to California.
In California Tommy would meet Maria Centeno, the mother of his twins Steven Lou and Lady Lou, and he would also become a bonus dad to Joseph Pocasangre and Christopher Pocasangre. They continued raising their children together for approximately 11-12 years. Tommy was a great provider. He would make sure Maria and their children always had food on the table, a roof over their heads, take them on family vacations (Vegas was a very popular destination for them). They eventually went their separate ways.
After this Tommy spent several years traveling Latin America, making friends all over the world and just exploring. Tommy had a passion for great food, good beer, music, traveling and photography and it wouldn’t be Tommy if I didn’t mention that he loved women. Tommy’s favorite country to travel to was Peru. Tommy worked as a supervisor for OCS for almost 20 years. He was a responsible and hard worker.
Tommy became a full-time single dad to Lady when Lady was 15 years old. Tommy was the best dad to Lady. This is also when he met the love of his life Noemi Rolfo. Tommy had talked to Lady about Noemi and described it as love at first sight.
Noemi and Tommy got married in Las Vegas. They welcomed a baby girl Noemi C. Lou (Paloma). Paloma was an answered prayer from God to Tommy and Noemi. Almost a year later Tommy would become a grandfather for the first time to a baby girl named Mia B. Santos. Noemi and Tommy would go on to raise Paloma and run their own donut shop business. Tommy became a grandfather again to a baby girl named Allison A. Lou in 2014.
In 2015 Tommy, Noemi and Paloma moved to Colorado. They made it on time to be there at their first grandson’s birth Ezra Tommy Santos. Tommy told Lady when Lady was telling him to hurry up and get to Colorado soon “Don’t worry daughter my grandson will wait for his grandpa” and he was right. Tommy fell in love with Colorado Springs and decided to settle down there in 2016. Tommy was finally living the American dream with his wife and daughter Paloma. In 2017 Tommy would become a grandfather again to a baby boy named Eli Z. Santos.
He worked as a manager at McDonald’s. He absolutely enjoyed his work, his work family and not having any stress and pressure of having to work and run his own business anymore. Tommy, Noemi, and Paloma would travel all over the U.S. but frequently to Peru to visit Noemi’s family.
Tommy was a great husband and dad. He made sure that Noemi’s car was always filled up with gas and she did not have to worry about fixing anything around the house or cars. He would always buy both Noemi and Paloma anything they wanted. He always had a soft spot for his wife and daughters. When Tommy knew they were upset with him he would always say sorry and also show he was sorry by offering to take them to eat their favorite foods or cook their favorite foods.
Tommy became a grandfather again in February 2025 to a baby girl named Dahlia Pocasangre. Tommy was so proud of Paloma because she had just enlisted in the Air Force; meaning all 5 of his children had joined the military. Tommy was a proud American. He loved the U.S. for all the opportunities it gave him, and the beautiful life he was able to create and live here.
Tommy is preceded in death by both his parents Choy Ngo and Bush Minh Lou.
Tommy is survived by all his siblings; his wife Noemi Lou; daughters Noemi C. Lou, Lady Lou; sons Joseph Pocasangre, Christopher Pocasangre and Steven Lou; granddaughters Mia Santos, Allison Lou, and Dahlia Pocasangre; and grandsons Ezra Santos and Eli Santos.
A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025 at the Shrine of Remembrance, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80910. A funeral service will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., also at the Shrine of Remembrance.