Waheed H. Siddiqui

Waheed Siddiqui Obituary

Our precious husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Dr. Waheed-ul Hasan Siddiqui passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.

Indeed to God we belong, and indeed to Him we shall return. Son of the late Khurshid Hussein and Amir Bano, Waheed was born Aug. 2, 1939, in Bijnor, India, moving to Ottawa, Canada in 1966 where he received his Ph.D in Toxicology. He married Nuzhat Parveen on Jan. 9, 1969. He moved to Midland in 1979, and was employed at Dow Corning Corporation, where he authored and co-authored hundreds of articles/publications. He remained at Dow Corning as a beloved colleague and mentor until his retirement in 2009.

Waheed was a strong pillar of the Muslim communities of Midland and Saginaw, promoting peace and goodwill. He was also a long-standing member of The Society of Toxicology and the Teratology Society. Waheed enjoyed gardening, dabbling in the financial markets, working out with his friends at the gym, and watching cricket and college sports. He will always be remembered for chatting and discussing the finer points with anyone who came to seek his advice, his huge hugs, big smile, and his infectious laugh! Waheed will be sorely missed by all who knew him, and by his family who so deeply love him.

Surviving are his loving wife, Nuzhat; his son and daughter-in-law, Drs. Jafar and Uzma Siddiqui and their son and Waheed's only grandchild, Yasin, of Buffalo, N.Y.; his daughter, Dr. Asma W. Siddiqui of Ann Arbor; his brother, Mahmud Siddiqi and his wife Rashida and their family of Dayton, Ohio; three sisters in India and Pakistan; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews around the world.

Honoring the Islamic tradition, funeral services took place April 6, 2011 at The Snow Funeral Home in Saginaw, with burial at the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Freeland.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at http://www.lls.org/#/waystohelp/donate. The family also encourages people to become part of the National Bone Marrow Registry through the National Bone Marrow Donor Program for Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation at www.marrow.org.

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Published by Midland Daily News on Apr. 17, 2011.

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Doug Macdonald

January 17, 2013

I am very sorry to hear of the death of my old friend Waheed. Waheed and I shared a flat in Ottawa in 1969/70 - can't believe it was so long ago. Happy memories of aphid counting and late night hockey on the TV with cold beer and Cicero's pizza and repelling invasions of carpenter ants and Waheed's eating countless hot chillies from a jar (how'd he do that?) and his great cooking. A warm and humorous colleague and friend, and fellow 'midnight ecologist'. My condolences and greetings to Waheed's family.

John R. Harrison

January 17, 2013

Waheed and I worked together as graduate students at Carleton University under Professor Al Barlow in Ottawa, Ontario where he worked seven days a week for about five years on his research. He showed be the basics of the type of research I then conducted at Carleton. He was a collegial,ethical, pleasant and knowledgeable friend who helped his fellow students. My wife Barb and I especially remember how elated he was when he heard that his bride was traveling to Ottawa to be with him. His joviality and openness was his trademark. We would like to extend our condolences to his family.

Gary Collins II

May 8, 2012

Dr. Asma Siddiqui, I wasn't aware of your father's passing. You & him were both very close to each other, you actually had a hugging family. My condolences to you! Big hugs w/ dances! XOXOXOXOX

Shivani Fotedar

May 17, 2011

Asma,
I had no idea, I am so sorry for you loss, and only wish I could be there for you. My love and thoughts are with your family during this trying time. Please let me know if I can do anything.

Asma Siddiqui

May 16, 2011

Miss you buddy so much. Love you.

Sarah Krueger

April 23, 2011

I was so sorry to hear of Waheed's passing. He was my very first boss, as a high school co-op and again after college. What I remember most about him was his happy nature…always the huge smile. He spoke to me often of his son and daughter. He was very proud of them, even as children. I, along with many others, will never forget him.

Shari King

April 20, 2011

Asma, I am so sorry for your loss. I am thinking of you.

Brian & Karin Hobbs

April 19, 2011

Jafar and Asma, your father was a caring friend, mentor and colleague for many years. Our sympathies are with you and the entire Siddiqui family at this time. He will be missed.

April 19, 2011

I met Waheed at Dow Corning through the Biomedical Research and Product Stewardship Programs. He was very knowledgeable and easy to work with and was always enthusiastic. I respected his opinions and considered Waheed a friend. Jim Hampton (Northport, MI)

Jafar Siddiqui

April 18, 2011

He was my Father and we adore him and will miss him forever. He is an amazing person and my hero. He helped me in so many ways. For the first time in my life, I feel lost. He was always there to protect us. I talked with him everyday and sent him daily pictures of his grandson, who is a spitting image of him. I will always love him. His son, Jafar

April 18, 2011

Waheed was my boss for about 10 years. We were very close. He was a very nice and caring boss. I had the pleasure of meeting his family.I was surprised and saddended by his death.He would bring in different Indian dishes for me to taste and they were delicious. He encouraged me to save money and further my education. I will never forget him.
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Chandrakant Thanawalla

April 17, 2011

I knew Waheed while working at Dow Corning during 90's. Every afternoon, before we had our lunch, we used to walk together and enjoy discussing a variety of topics, but especially those related to financial markets. My wife, Indira and I also had the pleasure of knowing Waheed's family and enjoyed their company.

Waheed was a kind and considerate man always looking at the positive side of everyone he was associated with. My family and I will miss him.

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