Kaleel
Kaleel Salloum, Sr.
d. November 1, 2017
Kaleel George "Teal" Salloum, Sr of Gulfport, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on November 1, 2017.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Salloum and Fadwa Salloum; his brothers, Edmund Salloum (Rita, deceased) and Ellis Salloum (Sandra); and his sisters, Melvina LaCroix (Claiborne, deceased), Sadie Marie Hage (Philip), Evelyn Antoon (Ed, deceased), Georgia Bertucci (Bert, deceased) and Gladys Newman (Holye, deceased).
Teal is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara Thomas Salloum; his son, Kaleel "Teal" Salloum, Jr., and his wife Georgia, and their children, Kaleel "Teal" Salloum, III, Thomas David Salloum, and Edward Courtenay Salloum; his daughters, Victoria Salloum Chambers and her husband, Robert, and Alison Salloum and her spouse Peg Reese. He is also survived by his sister, Gloria Newman (Sam, deceased) and many nieces and nephews and extended family members, all of whom he loved.
Teal was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. He graduated from St. John High School, and earned a business degree at the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, he served his country in the U.S. Navy for two years.
Teal returned to Gulfport, where he had a long and successful career in the retail and real estate businesses.
He was active in many civic and business organizations on the Coast. He was a longtime member of the Gulfport Merchants Association, the Gulfport Rotary Club, and the Century Club, having served as President of each of them. He enjoyed boating and socializing at the Gulfport Yacht Club where he proudly served as its Commodore. He was a devoted husband and perfect father. He loved spending time with his family, his large extended family and friends. His insatiable sweet tooth was the source of many laughs; when asked by his children what was in his safe deposit box, he told them it was full of chocolate. He was a lifelong member of St. John Parish and a daily communicant at mass at St. John the Evangelist Apostle Catholic Church, Gulfport.
The family prefers memorial donations be made to: the Mrs George Salloum Charity Fund (a charitable trust fund in honor of Teal's mother), c/o Bert Bertucci, 708 Klondyke Rd, Long Beach, MS 39560 or St. Vincent DePaul at St John Catholic Church, 2417 17th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 11:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Gulfport, with a visitation for family and friends from 10:00 AM until the Mass. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport, is serving the family.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Salloum and Fadwa Salloum; his brothers, Edmund Salloum (Rita, deceased) and Ellis Salloum (Sandra); and his sisters, Melvina LaCroix (Claiborne, deceased), Sadie Marie Hage (Philip), Evelyn Antoon (Ed, deceased), Georgia Bertucci (Bert, deceased) and Gladys Newman (Holye, deceased).
Teal is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara Thomas Salloum; his son, Kaleel "Teal" Salloum, Jr., and his wife Georgia, and their children, Kaleel "Teal" Salloum, III, Thomas David Salloum, and Edward Courtenay Salloum; his daughters, Victoria Salloum Chambers and her husband, Robert, and Alison Salloum and her spouse Peg Reese. He is also survived by his sister, Gloria Newman (Sam, deceased) and many nieces and nephews and extended family members, all of whom he loved.
Teal was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. He graduated from St. John High School, and earned a business degree at the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, he served his country in the U.S. Navy for two years.
Teal returned to Gulfport, where he had a long and successful career in the retail and real estate businesses.
He was active in many civic and business organizations on the Coast. He was a longtime member of the Gulfport Merchants Association, the Gulfport Rotary Club, and the Century Club, having served as President of each of them. He enjoyed boating and socializing at the Gulfport Yacht Club where he proudly served as its Commodore. He was a devoted husband and perfect father. He loved spending time with his family, his large extended family and friends. His insatiable sweet tooth was the source of many laughs; when asked by his children what was in his safe deposit box, he told them it was full of chocolate. He was a lifelong member of St. John Parish and a daily communicant at mass at St. John the Evangelist Apostle Catholic Church, Gulfport.
The family prefers memorial donations be made to: the Mrs George Salloum Charity Fund (a charitable trust fund in honor of Teal's mother), c/o Bert Bertucci, 708 Klondyke Rd, Long Beach, MS 39560 or St. Vincent DePaul at St John Catholic Church, 2417 17th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 11:00 AM at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Gulfport, with a visitation for family and friends from 10:00 AM until the Mass. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd, Gulfport, is serving the family.
An online obituary may be viewed and memories shared at www.riemannfamily.com.
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