Basil RAMADAN

RAMADAN, Basil
Basil passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Grace Hospice. He was predeceased by his parents Jane and Dr. Mostafa Ramadan; and brother Ramzi Ramadan of Cairo. Basil will be deeply missed and cherished by his loving family: his wife Glenda; sons Adam (Breanne) and Peter (Chrissy) in Regina; brother Farouk Ramadan (Miassa, Karim, Besma, Omar, Nadar, Deena); sister-in-law Lilian (Adham, Mayar) in Cairo; and brother Sam Ramadan (Darlene, Alex, Andrew, Makenzie) in Calgary. Basil was born in Cairo, Egypt. He excelled in his studies at St. George's school in Heliopolis and graduated from Engineering at Cairo University. He travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland, then immigrated to Canada in 1967 and arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba to begin working at the University of Manitoba. He moved to Regina in 1968 and worked at the University of Regina as an electronics engineer for 30 years until his retirement. Basil and Glenda began working with stained glass in 1977 as a hobby, an interest which quickly became Friars Stained Glass. He enjoyed the challenge of working with glass and creating unique works of art. He taught countless numbers of students the joys of working with glass. Basil will be deeply missed by all that knew him. A MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held at Regina Funeral Home, Hwy #1 East, Regina, SK on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Family and friends are invited to sign the online obituary and tributes page at www.regina-memorial.ca. Arrangements entrusted to