Haifa N. Shaqareq

Haifa N. Shaqareq 70, passed away on August 10, 2020 at the Baptist South Hospital. She was one of seven children.

Funeral service will be held 6:00 pm on Tuesday August 11, 2020 in the Chapel of Corey-Kerlin, 940 Cesery Blvd., Jacksonville, FL. 32211

Graveside service will be 12 Noon on Wednesday August 12, 2020 at Riverside Memorial Park, 7242 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32205. Fr. Kamal Alrahil , Pastor of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church will be the Celebrant

Her spirit is carried on by her husband Nabil; her daughter Dolly; her son Daniel and his spouse Dani; and two grandchildren, Nora and Knox. Haifa is also survived by two brothers George and Maher, and her three sisters, Fomia, Isabel, and Diana. Haifa was predeceased by her brother Victor.

Haifa was gifted to the world in Amman, Jordan on September 1, 1949 to Lattouf Salameh and Fadwa Khoury. She lived life as a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an aunt and a sister. But to those who knew her, they knew her as a superwoman. A fighter. A giver. And THE definition of strength and humility. The strength to take on an arduous and difficult 18-year battle with cancer (and defy medical odds) and the unwavering humility to put others first.

In fact, two things were always a given upon meeting Aunty Haifa — as she was affectionately referred to: one, there was no way you were leaving her house without being fed – even if it meant that she had to muster every bit of energy to do so; two, you could always, always, count on hearing positive praises and genuine well wishes coming out of her mouth. Regardless of how difficult her own battles have been. To Haifa, family was not just important, it was everything.