Obituary – Poet Georges Hanna El-Hage

“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” (John 11:25)

Poet Georges Hanna El-Hage
(August 1, 1945 – April 1, 2024)
Passed away in Ottawa on Monday,  April 1, 2024 at the age of 78.
Beloved husband of  Georgette Hashem.
Loving brother of Joseph (Ibtissam Chamoun), Michel ( Hiam Najm), Camil,  Saïd (Afaf Farhat), Antoinette (Mokbel El- Khoury), Bader (Antoine Daoud), all of Ottawa; Father Naïm (Antoinette Tamer), Maroun (Haifa Saad), all of Lebanon;  predeceased by Antoine (Helene Charbel), Elias (Amal Charbel), Pierre and Farida.
Dear cousin of Joe El – Hage of Ottawa.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday ,April 14, 2024 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at Beechwood Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services, 280 Beechwood Ave.
Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024  at 11:00 am at Saint Charbel Parish Ottawa, Maronite Catholic Church, 245 Donald St.
Interment at Beechwood Cemetery.
For those wishing, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or  Saint Charbel Church would be appreciated

شاعر لبناني ، اسطورة زجلية، موسوعة شعرية أغنت المكتبة الادبية ب اكثر من ١٢ ديوانًا، طاف العالم منذ نشأته، صفعه المرض واوقعه على فراش الألم اكثر من عامين إلى أن ودّع هذا العالم المؤلم منتقلاّ إلى الأحضان السماوية حيث لا وجع ولا نهيد بل سعادة وراحة واطمئنان