Khalil Nazzal, also known as Charles Nazzal died unexpectedly on January 3, 2021. Charles is survived by his brother Samir Nazzal (wife Josephine) and sister Aida Nazzal (husband Gus Haddad) and many other family members. Charles was born November 2, 1936 in Jerusalem to Francis Nazzal and Jamileh Suleiman. He came to Houston in 1959 and lived with his brother Samir until he was married.
Charles married Marie Nash on December 28, 1966 and was married for 36 years before she passed away and they did not have any children together. He was dedicated to his work as an auto technician for over 40 years until he retired in 2014. He was very handy, kept himself busy, was extremely independent, did not like anyone for assistance and insisted on doing things on his own even as he aged. One of his main characteristics that he never complained even in his suffering, he endured pain, he was humble, and cared very much about other people's feelings.
He lived a wonderful life, respected by many, loved by his family and was loyal to his family. He will truly be missed by his family and friends but we have the knowledge of seeing him again one day in Heaven.