Obituary of Chamel Khoury

Chamel Michel Khoury, 97, of Fredericton, NB, passed away on the 30th day of June, 2021. Born October 24,1923 in Kfarshakhna, Lebanon, he was the son of Michel Khoury and Zahia Isaac. He is survived by daughter Mona Akl (Ibrahim) of Montreal, son Michael Khoury (Nadia) of Fredericton and daughters, Najwa Khoury and May Whalen (Christian) of Fredericton; 10 grandchildren, Margaux Khoury-Traboulsee (Josh), Chamel Akl (Adriana), Chamel Khoury (Anna), Nabil Akl, Chantal Khoury, Madeleine Whalen (Tyler), Rafaël Khoury, Myriam Whalen (Devin), Lara Whalen and Matthias Whalen; 9 great-grandchildren , Maddox, Olivia, Lawrence, Marlow, Mariam, Jude, Issey, Evelyn and William; one sister May Chahine of Lebanon, brother-in-law, Joseph Dable of Fredericton and four sisters-in-law, Marie Dable of Fredericton, Yvonne Dableh of Australia, Joan Debly of Fredericton and Janet Debly of St John; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, beloved wife Faheme, brothers Abdu, Gabriel and Raphael, and sisters Thérèse and Adane. He devoted himself to work, home, family and to enlightening everyone he met about his homeland. He loved Lebanon, always sharing stories of his years there with his new friends and acquaintances in Canada. He also loved Canada, his peaceful country of adoption; a place which he was proud to live in and call home. He enjoyed Canadian politics and never missed a chance to cast his ballot. He would often say "God bless this country". Proud of both his rich Lebanese heritage, and his new Canadian roots, Chamel embraced Canada as a land of opportunity, freedom, dignity and peace. With his young family, he left his birthplace in 1959 and quickly established a new home in Fredericton. Chamel loved to go to work at Horsnell’s Machine and Iron Works, which was then located on King Street in Fredericton. He ended his career at UNB where he worked in the physics department designing and creating fine parts for machinery to advance science and research. Chamel loved hockey and watching the NHL games on TV. He always rooted for the Toronto Maple leafs, and was a big fan of Daryll Sittler. Chamel never missed a morning walk and fully enjoyed the company of his fellow Regent Mall walkers. His greatest joys were his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Chamel will be most remembered for his considerate and engaging demeanour toward everyone he met and for his great sense of humour. The family would like to thank all who visited, shared their prayers and good wishes and those who supported our father during his final days. Your love and compassion will not be forgotten. A public visitation will take place at McAdam’s Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. A mass of Christian burial will take place at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 12 pm and will be officiated by Fr. Bill Brennan. An interment will take place following the service at Hermitage Catholic Cemetery. For those who wish to attend the service, we kindly ask that you call McAdam’s Funeral Home at 458-9170 or email mcadams@mcadamsfh.com with your name and phone number to reserve a seat. Memorial tributes in Chamel’s memory may be made to a charity of donor’s choice.