George Naoum

NAOUM, George It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of George Naoum of Edmonton, Alberta, on October 27, 2006. George will be greatly missed by his loving wife Judy Danyluik, daughter Rhonda Naoum and her husband David Parkes, daughter Deborah Naoum and her companion Murray Sugden, stepson Michael Danyluik and his wife Sheryl, grandchildren Matthew and Miranda Walker and Matthew and Natasha Danyluik, and special in-laws Jean and Harry Klufas. George is predeceased by his first wife Anita Dawn Naoum. George was born in Athens, Greece in 1928. In 1948, George immigrated to Canada where he briefly attended university in Montreal before moving west to Edmonton. He graduated with a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Alberta in 1955 and went on to establish a successful engineering consulting practice based in Edmonton. During his time with Camrec Facilities Ltd, George was involved in recreational facilities design throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe, and he was instrumental in introducing zero-depth pools and wave pools to the North American market. The West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark and the Southland Leisure Centre in Calgary are two facilities George was especially proud of. In 1991, George retired to spend more time with his family and travel the world. George will be remembered as a devoted husband, caring father, respected businessman and a man of his word. A celebration of George's life will be held on Friday, November 3rd 2006, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Royal Glenora Club, 11160 River Valley Road, Edmonton. In lieu of flowers, donations in George's name may be made either to the George Naoum Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund or to the Caritas Hospital Foundation, Palliative Care Unit, 11111 - Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L4. George's family express their heartfelt thanks to Dr. Chea and his team at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, and to Dr. Humphries and the staff at the Mel Miller Palliative Care Unit for their wonderful care of George during his remaining days.