ABA - Aitaneet Brotherhood Association

12/18/2022

Sadly, we share the news that Dr. Fayiz Salwan has passed away. He served for decades as a surgeon, helping thousands of people. Following is the obituary by his loving family.

12/17/2021

It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Nabil Daher; beloved husband of Lina (Shaker) and father of Rony, Alan, and Rema. We pray that God watches over their families. May his memory be eternal and his soul rest in peace.

age 73, beloved husband for 46 years of Lina (nee Shaker); loving father of Rony (wife Laura), Alan (wife Stephanie) and Rema McVey (husband Dwight);

09/02/2021

Our prayers are with the Shaia Family for the loss of Elias Shaia; beloved son of George and Shafia (nee Khoury) (both deceased); loving brother of Sr. Stella Marie, S.N.D. (deceased) and Gladys Shaerban (Joseph); uncle of Jennifer Profant (Robert) and Christina Arundel (Josh); cousin of Samir (deceased) (Marie), Rafic (Marie) (both deceased), Michel (Samia) and Sami (Jano). Mass of Christian Burial at St. Maron Chapel, 7800 Brookside Rd., Independence, Friday, September 3, 2021 at 11 a.m. Entombment Holy Cross Mausoleum. Friends received in the chapel Friday from 10-11 a.m.

May his soul Rest In Peace 🙏🏼

ELIAS G. SHAIA, age 65 beloved son of George and Shafia nee Khoury both deceased loving brother of Sr. Stella Marie, S.N.D. deceased and Gladys Shaerban Joseph uncle of Jennifer Profant Robert and Christina Arundel Josh cousin of Samir deceased Marie, Rafic Marie both deceased, Michel Samia and Sami...

12/24/2020

It’s with a very heavy heart that we share the passings of such great individuals from the Aitanit community. Please keep these families in your prayers at times of grief and during Christmas. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

In memory of:
Teresa Abood
Abdou Daher
Joe Slyman

May their souls be in peace and their legacies be eternal. 🙏🏼

11/19/2020

Hello friends of Aitaneet,

We hope you and your families are doing well during this time.
We are following up with you in regards to a letter that was mailed out about the merger of the Aitaneet Brotherhood Association (ABA) and the Aitaneet Foundation (AF). The original ABA mission and activities have diminished in recent years and effectively been replaced by AF efforts. As such, it no longer justifies ongoing administrative costs and efforts of maintaining two separate legal entities with two separate Board of trustees. As a result, the ABA Board unanimously passed a measure to effectively merge the ABA (a social membership) into the AF (a tax deductible 501c3 organization).Board members from the ABA have been extended an open invitation to join the board members of the AF, and are expected to do so. We continue to welcome new volunteer Board member nominees for consideration. Please contact any current board member for information on how to get involved in this charitable organization.

To keep everyone safe by not congregating in person, we will have a virtual online meeting, open to all interested members to ask questions regarding the planned merger.

Details of the virtual online meeting:
November 22, 2020 at 3:00
The virtual meeting will be conducted using Google Meet by following this link: https://meet.google.com/xmb-ebkz-xme

Please send a direct message with any questions or concerns. We appreciate your feedback.

Gratefully,
ABA and AF Board Members

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11/09/2020

It is with deep sympathy that we share with you the loss of Latify Shibley, a great woman who made a strong impact in her life. We pray that God blesses her family. May her legacy be eternal. 🙏🏼

LATIFY SHIBLEY (nee Abounader) age 97, beloved wife of the late Raymond; loving mother of Myron; treasured mother-in-law of Siham Shibley; devoted

07/10/2020

We welcome you to join the Aitanit community in celebrating our very own, Christopher Nahra in his Ordination to Subdiaconate! The ordination has been moved to Friday, August 14, 2020 at 2:00pm at the Maronite Basilica in Ohio and is open to the public (as of now) and will also be live-streamed on Facebook for those who are not comfortable attending due to COVID-19. Please RSVP to Christopher by Friday July 25th. Please keep Christopher in your prayers during this wonderful journey he is taking to priesthood. Wishing him much love and blessings from his Aitanit family. We are very proud of him! 🙏🏼

07/10/2020

A letter from the Assad Abood Foundation in Aitanit:
As all of you are aware, these are very difficult times for the people in Lebanon, as well as in America and every country across the globe. The government of Lebanon is in turmoil, and its economy is the worst it has been in many decades. In addition, due to the high unemployment rate in Lebanon, many families in the villages are struggling to afford the tuition of the schools operated by religious orders. Consequently, enrollment in said schools has dropped a great deal, threatening to close them.
In an attempt to keep the Assad Abood mission alive, the Antonine nuns decided to downsize the school by terminating the 7th,8th, and 9th grades in Aitanit. They informed the teachers about their decision on June 30, 2020. As expected, the village was devastated by this news. They rang church bells throughout the day in mourning. The village was brimming with signs, celebrating Assad Abood’s legacy and generosity.

The Assad Abood Foundation wired on average $90,000 per year since 2014 to close the school deficit and continue educating the children of Aitanit free of charge. The Foundation will continue paying all tuition, fees, and transportation for the children of Aitanit who attend the schools in other villages. Despite these unfortunate and unexpected times, the Foundation remains committed to promoting worthwhile humanitarian and economic recovery projects in the village.

In order to recover grades 7,8, and 9 for the 2020-21 school year, we need to raise about $60,000. We ask for your support in this critical time. All checks can be mailed to the address below and made out to The Cleveland Foundation subject line Assad Abood Foundation Inc. 100% of money raised will be wired to one bank account in Lebanon managed by the nuns and used to pay teachers salaries and school bills.

The Assad Abood School is the last hope for maintaining the religious diversity necessary for children to thrive. The school is not only a major employer for the area, but a place where Christian and Muslim students sit next to each other in the same classroom, learn invaluable morals and ethics, and create friendships that will last a lifetime. The Assad Abood School is a uniting factor, a place where different walks of life encounter one another, exposing children to the importance of meeting new people with different experiences, backgrounds, and upbringings.

I thank you for your continued support of the school. Thank you for your generous donations, for your prayers, for sponsoring fundraising events, and for volunteering your time to teach summer camps in Aitanit.

Nassib Abboud
AAF President
330-232-5586
Assad Abood foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 241152
Cleveland, Ohio 44124

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07/18/2019

Good morning friends of the ABA,

The one year memorial mass of, Nabil B. Khoury, beloved husband of Mercedes, will take place on Saturday, July 20th at 5:00 pm at the Maronite Chapel (St. Maron) in Independence, Ohio.

May his legacy be eternal and God bless his family.

07/04/2019

It is with deep sadness that we share the sudden loss of Lisa Abood. She was the beloved wife of Keith Abood and dear mother to Christopher, Michael, Elizabeth, and Clare. Our love and prayers are with the entire Abood family during this very difficult time. May her legacy be eternal and her soul rest in peace.

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01/24/2019

It is with tremendous sadness that we share the loss of Janine Hatoum, wife of Dr. Bechara Hatoum and beloved mother of Carla, Joe, and Maha. She was an amazing lady who lit up the room and lived her life to the fullest. She endured a long and terrible battle of ALS, but she remained strong and graceful through it all. She will be greatly missed. May her legacy be eternal. 🙏🏼

JANINE HATOUM (nee El Meouchi) age 65, beloved wife for 35 years of Bechara, M.D.; loving mother of Maha, Carla and Joe; cherished daughter of the late

01/12/2019

Our prayers are with Jihad and the Kawkabani family for the loss of his brother George in Lebanon. May God bless the family and may his soul Rest In Peace.

01/12/2019

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SAMIR H. ELNAHASS, age 47; beloved husband of Christina (nee Hamway); loving father of Marina and Henry;...

01/12/2019

The Aitanit and Cleveland community lost a very special and kind young man, Samir Elnahass. He will be greatly missed by his beloved wife, Christina, children Marina and Henry, mother Alvira, siblings Takla, Nadia, and Assaad, and all of his family and friends. May his legacy remain eternally in their hearts. It was only months ago that he celebrated with other former students of the Assad Abood School. May his smile live on through his wife and children. God bless the Elnahass, Abdallah, and Hamway families, الله يرحمو 🙏🏼

02/27/2018

2018 Aitaneet Foundation Scholarship application is live!

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10/17/2017

07/07/2017

The Mansour Family is having a 40 day memorial for Karam Mansour; who passed away in Montreal. The liturgy will be on Sunday, July 9th at St. Elias Melkite Church in Brooklyn, Ohio at 10:30am. Our deepest condolences to the entire family in Cleveland, Canada, and Lebanon. May he rest in eternal peace, Allah yerhamo. 🙏🏻

04/06/2017

We are deeply saddened to share with you the peaceful passing of Dorice (Abood) Nemer on April 1, 2017. Dorice was the loving wife of the late Fawzi Nemer and beloved daughter of the late Nassib and Angeline Abood. She was the sister of Alice, Elias, Maurice, Tony, and the late Helene Abood.

She leaves behind her dear children and their spouses: Colette (Manuel) Nemer, Dr. Waleed (Hala) Nemer, Aida (Habib) Loutfi, Maggie (Dr. Nazih) Daher, Dr. Rasheed (Yolla) Nemer.

Her loving grandchildren will miss her tremendously: Ray, Tania, Randa, Chadi, Rabih, Zeina, Walid, Ramsey, Waseem, Ranya, Ruba, Omar, Paul, Lena, Carla, and Daniel.

She will also watch over her great-grand children from heaven: Naya, Ramsey, Michael, Siena, Marc, Alexander, Christian, Josephine, Mila, Nora, and Matthew.

Dorice was full of love, kindness, grace, and wits. She and Fawzi raised their loving children in Aitaneet, Lebanon and were blessed to watch them all grow and find much success.

The sacred burial took place in Lebanon and a holy mass to honor her will be in Fairlawn, Ohio at Our Lady of the Cedars Church on April 30, 2017 at 11:00am.

May she Rest In Peace. She is missed by many and dear memories will be cherished forever. 🙏🏻❤🌹