Trang-Thuy 'Tina ' Nguyen , 37 , died in hospital Tuesday after being hit by a falling wooden plank . She was scheduled to get married in July . A 37-year-old woman killed in Manhattan 's West Village by a piece of plywood that was blown out of luxury condo development in 40mph winds wore a wedding dress to her funeral . Trang-Thuy 'Tina ' Nguyen , who was killed in a freak accident on St Patrick 's Day , was scheduled to get married in July . About 200 friends and family members gathered in a Philadelphia church on Saturday to say goodbye to the Manhattan real estate broker . Nguyen 's bridesmaids wore the long yellow gowns they planned to wear to the wedding and wore red shoes to honor their friend 's Vietnamese heritage , according to the New York Daily News . Groomsmen appeared to be wearing matching formal clothes as well . The Philadelphia native was pushed into a wall at a parking garage and struck her head at about 5.50pm on Tuesday , a source told the New York Daily News . She was taken to the hospital but died of injuries . The plywood came from new construction The Greenwich Lane - a 200-unit development in five buildings and five townhouses that stands on what was once the site of St. Vincent 's Hospital . ABC 7 reports the woman was on her cell phone as she passed the entrance to a parking lot entrance , when the four-by-eight-foot sheet of plywood , separated from the security fence across the street . Nguyen 's fiance Alex Beitler expressed his love for his fiancee at the funeral service , which took place at St. Thomas Aquinas Church . He had proposed to her at the top of the Eiffel Tower . Alex Beitler ( front left ) and other men carry his fiance Tina Nguyen 's casket out of the Philadelphia church after the funeral service on Saturday . Beitler looks at the hearse as friends comfort him . Friends and family members , including groomsmen and bridesmaids , wore to Nguyen 's funeral what they would have worn to the couple 's wedding in July . Rev . Hugh Shields said the 'loss is so great ' and that he was 'touched by the number of broken hearts ' in the church . Nazeela Khan , who was one of Nguyen 's bridesmaids said that her friend was the most kind-hearted and giving person she knew . During his eulogy , Shields held up a wooden cross carried by a dozen people , claiming that the loss of Nguyen should be carried 'the way these figures are carrying this cross ' . 'It is the thought of death that makes life worth living , ' he said . City officials closed West Village construction site after Nguyen 's death after the Buildings Department cited 11 serious code violations in the last three years . The unfinished development has apartments starting at $ 3.65million and is already nearly sold out . Part of the property is now home to the most expensive apartment ever sold in Greenwich Village . According to NY Curbed : 'The south penthouse at 155 West 11th Street , the new construction tower that 's part of the Greenwich Lane complex , entered contract for $ 45 million , a price that will set a new neighborhood price record when it closes . ' The four-by-eight-foot sheet of plywood blew out of The Greenwich Lane , a luxury condo development , during 40mph winds . Builder Turner Construction issued a statement to the New York Daily News : 'We are deeply saddened by the death of a pedestrian who was walking near the construction site on W. 12th Street , ' the company said . It said that 'safety on and around our jobsites is always our number one priority ' . Bill and Eric Rudin , owners of developer West Village Residences , issued their own somber statement . 'What happened is tragic and devastating , ' they said . 'We extend our deepest condolences to the family . ' Nguyen 's family asked for donations to the Children 's Hospital in Philadelphia to honor her death . 'We grieve that we will not see her walk down the aisle to marry her perfect mate , Alex , ' her family said in a statement . 'The world is a dimmer place without her . ' The Greenwich Lane is a 200-unit development in five buildings and five townhouses that stands on what was once the site of St. Vincent 's Hospital ( pictured )
Funeral attendees , including groomsmen and bridesmaids wore what they would have worn to the July wedding . Trang-Thuy 'Tina ' Nguyen , was struck by plywood from construction development The Greenwich Lane on St Patrick 's Day . She was pushed into a wall at a parking garage , struck her head and died at nearby hospital . The plywood came from new construction development , The Greenwich Lane .