Bassim was a dedicated husband and father.  
He and his sons shared many activities and interests together.
They often played volleyball and softball and frequented
many sporting events.  They were avid Philadelphia
Flyers Fans (Ice Hockey).  Even I was known to attend
Baseball and Hockey games with them although I
was often known to bring a book along.

While sports may not have been my first love, 
Bassim always enjoyed these outings more if
the whole family attended so I often went just so
we could enjoy these times together.  I even played
volleyball and softball with them for many years.
 Little did I know then just how precious and few
 these moments together would be.

Since my interests were more in the arts we also
frequently  attended the theatre and the orchestra as
a family.  On rarer occasions we went to a ballet.
For one of my birthdays Bassim gave me tickets
to attend a Baryshnikov ballet.  We had a lovely
evening and he was pleasantly surprised that he
too enjoyed the performance.

Bassim was always a very proud father.  
Recently we attended Jeremy's 
graduation from college and then  
Adam's graduation from High School.
Bassim was so looking forward to Jeremy's
graduation from graduate school with a 
Ph.D. in biochemistry and then Adam's
graduation from college.  He truly enjoyed
these momentous events in our sons' lives