Alexander Ralph Awad

He was born on Feb 3, 1938 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, son of the late William and Catherine (Tomaine) Awad. His sister, Alberta Marie Pietanza, preceded him in death in 2007.

He has lived in Delaware since his retirement from the Government Printing Office in Washington DC in 1997. He enjoyed being with his family, cooking Italian dishes and watching sports and game shows on TV. He was an avid fan of the Washington Redskins, New York Yankees and most recently the WVU Mountaineers. He liked to travel and most trips involved taking his daughter to ice skating competitions around the country.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Alice Awad, of Lewes; daughter, Gina Stewart and her husband Jeffrey, of Finksburg, MD; grandson, Ryan Eichensehr; sisters, Theresa Patterson and her husband Edwin, of Waldorf, MD and Catherine Caruso of LaPlata, MD and several nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to express their appreciation for the excellent care and loving attention from the staff at Beebe Healthcare Medical Center, the Wound Care Center and Delaware Hospice Center.

A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday Dec. 20, 2014 at the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge, MD. There will be a visiting hour starting at 10:30 followed by a memorial service at 11:30 with a reception to follow at the same location.

The family wishes in lieu of flowers for donations to be made to either the American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org or the Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963, www.delawarehospice.org

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