Omar Laaribi Lahlou

He was the son of the late Amine Lahlou and Sadia Messouak, of Fes, Morocco. He passed away at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA and departed this earthly life on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

He was a dedicated father and is survived by his three children: Zachary, Aidan and Benjamin Lahlou, all of Arlington, VA, as well as his 7 siblings: Ahmed, Latifa, Arab and Miriam Lahlou of Fes, Morocco, Aziz Lahlou of Leesburg, VA and Malika and Mohamed Lahlou of Washington,DC. He was preceded in death by his sister, Rabia Lahlou fo Fes, Morocco. He also leaves his former wives. Terri Buckles Lahlou of Alexandria, VA and Siham S. Lahlou of Arlington, VA as well as many nieces and nephews around the world.

After earning his Bachelor Of Mathematics degree from University of Quebec at Montreal, he moved to Washington, DC and worked as a chef in Georgetown at Tout Va Bien, where he met his wife, Terri Buckles Lahlou. He went on to earn his Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Sr. Test Engineer for 13 years, as well as other technology companies.

Omar was most proud of his three sons Zachary, 23, Aidan and Benjamin, both 17. He was overjoyed that his oldest son, Zack, was following in his footsteps and studying computer science at Virginia Tech.

Aidan was also following in his father's footsteps by having a passion for cooking and planning to go to culinary school and become a chef. Lastly, but not least, he loved attending his son, Ben's, sporting events and football games and wanted to see him achieve his dream of playing college football. Omar loved his family and enjoyed playing cards with his brother Med and other friends and family. He had a way of making people laugh and had many friends.

Omar was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2019 and thought he had beat this horrible disease until he was told that it had metastasized to his brain in July 2022. He was able to take his sons to Morocco for a month in the summer of 2021 and had many great memories that he cherished. He will forever be remembered in our hearts. We love you Omar

In Lieu of Flowers, the family has requested that you please send donations to the American Cancer Society in Omar's memory.