Vinay Sotakoun

Vinay "Touy" Sotakoun, of Lakeland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on June 5, 2023. He was born on April 11, 1958, in Laos, coming to the U.S. in 1978.

Married the love of his life, Thanom. Together they have 2 children, Jimmy, and Victoria. However, nothing compared to the newest joy in his life, his 11-month-old granddaughter, Charlotte, or Lanoy, as he affectionately called her. They were best buddies, and he never missed the opportunity to show off her photos to anyone and everyone. He loved their daily facetime chats.

Besides his family, he loved gardening and was an expert griller, never missing an opportunity to feed anyone who visited.

Vinay will be dearly missed by so many. He leaves to cherish many loving memories: his wife Thanom; son, Jimmy; daughter Victoria (Greg) Bryant; granddaughter, Charlotte; mother, Bounpanh; brothers, Visith (Dalivanh) Sotakoun; Vichit (Lisa) Sotakoun; sisters, Chanthanom (Vixay) Sotakoun; Phonethip (Philippe) Thomas; Manirat Lien; many extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his father, Nivath Sotakoun and brother-in-law, Adam Lien.

Funeral Services will begin at 1:00 PM, on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Heath Funeral Chapel- 328. S Ingraham Avenue- Lakeland, Florida 33801

If you would like to send flowers to the funeral service, please use Bradley Flower Shop 863-682-6859 before the end of Thursday, June 8th 2023.