Abdallah Iskandar Abdayem
January 1, 1928 ~ January 4, 2021
Abdallah Iskandar Abdayem,
93, co-owner and founder of La Galette Restaurant, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021. Viewing, 1:00 - 9:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, at Downing & Lahey Mortuary West. Private Trisagion, 10:15 a.m.; Private Funeral Service, 10:30 a.m., both Monday, January 11, at St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church. Preceded in death by wife, Juliette Abdayem; parents, Iskandar and Khazmo Abdayem; brothers, Joseph, Michelle and George Abdayem; sisters, Rose Harris and Montaha Attar; grandson, Andrew Abdayem. Survivors: children, Alex Abdayem (Louisa) and family of Sweden, Claire Najim (Faddoul) of South Carolina, Mona Khoury (Mike), Hoda Attar (Tanios), Tony Abdayem (Michelle), Elie Abdayem (Noha), John Abdayem (Tracy) all of Wichita; sister, Mary Ladcany of Lebanon. 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church, 344 S. Martinson, Wichita, KS 67213. Downing & Lahey Mortuary West.
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Sorry for your loss – Greg & Jean Gibson Antoinette Abdallah & Family – Jennifer & Jason Nofire – sorry we couldn’t make it to the service – We will miss him and our thoughts & prayers are with all of you .
Dearest father you will be missed terribly. May your memory be eternal. Please keep praying for us daily.
January 10, 2021 To the Abdayem Family: Today, Nancy and I read in the paper regarding the death of your beloved Abdullah. We were shocked and saddened because he was very special to us. We will miss the many visits with him and the enjoyment of his special coffee and baked treats. He always presented himself as a very strong and honorable person. He was always mindful of family traditions and customs and it was an extreme joy to listen and learn about your family and the old country. He was a very knowledgeable person. It is more sad that his loss is another step in losing our connection with our past and family traditions. The young people will never realize what life was like when people like him were around and what they stood for. It will be hard for them to recognize what they have missed. Hopefully, when the Pandemic is conquered it will be safe for all of us to get together again and enjoy some of the old traditions again. Our heats and thoughts are with you at this time. Nancy & Al Kamas