Zaki Farid was survived by his wife Georgette of 61 years, and by his two children Mervette and Nader. He was also survived by his brother Bill and his wife Nabeela Farid and their children, Shareif and his wife Kim and their children Jacob, Joshua and Sarah, and Bill’s second son Neil Farid. And he was also survived by his brother in-law George and his wife Miranda Karam, and their son Peter and his wife Suzie, and grand nephews Daniel and Cassandra Karam. He was also survived by his sister in-law Zoe Ghazouly, and her daughters Mary-Anne and Helen Ghazouly and Nivene and her husband Luka, and their children Alex and Adam Desyta. And Zaki was also survived by his cousins Jacque Hara and his wife Jacqueline, Albert Gabbai (and his late wife Lucyne), and Dr. Sameer and his wife Louise El Moftie.
Captain Zaki Farid was active in the marine industry all his life, and retired as a Captain on BC Ferries. There will be a family only burial. And, there will be a celebration of life gathering, at 2 PM at McCall Brothers at Royal Oak on April 28. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the BC Cancer Agency, or the BC Stroke and Heart foundation.
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Nader Farid
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Nader farid Dear dad, this is nader your son. It has now been over 3 and a half years since you passed away and we miss you very dearly. I still pray for you every night and we were given a lovely picture that was taken a while before you passed away with you and mom together. We very rarely hear any more from our friends that both of you and mom use to call or invite, with the exception of uncle ta her, uncle effetch, and Cristo fer.
We all miss you very dearly. God rest your soul in peace. You loving son, nader farid.
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Dinesh Kewalramani Dear Georgette, Mervette and Nader,
We lost a great person and dear friend. May God give you strength to bear the loss and May the departed soul rest in peace.
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Karen Snider I am so sorry for your loss. It was a great pleasure to have known Zak.
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John and Lyn Our thoughts and prayers are for you all. Zak was a very special person. His generous and gentle nature and great sense of humour made it very easy to be a friend. Our regret is that we did not get to meet him much earlier in life. We will miss him very much.
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Rosslyn Gerrard Dear Georgette, Mervette and Nader
Your sadness and sorrow are shared by all who love you. I would like you to know that you are in my thoughts. Zak was an amazing person. After working with him directly for 15 years in Operations, we shared many ups and downs, many laughs and tears. Zak enjoyed our fun times but also thrived in serious and challenging events. I will always remember him and hear his laugh. He is unforgettable.
Dear dad, I have a picture of you on my night table. I look at it all the time. I miss you very much. I also found some old pictures when you were young, that I have never seen before. It was me learning, you working, then both working, then you retired and me working. I wish we had more time together when you were alive. I have so many questions that I wished I could have asked you. You were the best dad ever. God, we went through so much together. No one knew the father, but the son. And, no one knew the son, but the father. It is now 2023 and my love grows more for you every day. I will always pray for you and the love we had for each other. Rest in heavenly peace dad. Nader.