Girma Abebe

Mr. Girma Abebe was born on February 9, 1957 in the city of Alemaya in Ethiopia. Girma is the Son of Mrs Tsegie Mengesha and Mr Abebe Amarebhe. He completed his elementary and junior high school at Tinsae Bbirhane school in 1974 in Addis Ababa and joined Tegbareid Technical School. After graduation from Tegbareid, Girma joined the University of Addis Ababa and pursued his engineering studies part time while continuing to work at Mojo Textile, Dire Dawa Textile and Ethiopian Telecommunication. Girma fled his country of origin due to political unrest to neighboring Sudan in 1984. In his four year stay in Sudan, he worked with a number of NGOs at the refugee camp. In 1987, Girma, and then his wife Ms Gebremedhin, immigrated to Canada. He was involved in different sectors of the work force and also ran his own computer business for a number of years. For the past ten years Girma was ill. He was admitted to Ottawa General for four weeks and passed away peacefully on September 27, 2018 at the age of 61. Girma is survived by his two brothers, and cousins. He was a kind and compassionate person who dreamed for bigger and better things, always with high hopes. He will be remembered by his family and friends for his kind heart, compassion and openness. Funeral Service is on Monday, October 1 at 10:30 am in St. Teklehaimanot Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, 915 Merivale Road, followed by burial at Beechwood Cemetery.