CHILDREN OF ALBERT JOSEPH ZAKEM AND HANIYA MARJI:

YVONNE ZAKEM (May 7, 1925) was the first born of Albert Zakem and Haniya Marji. She was born in Kfeir and came to Canada in 1925 when my parents left Lebanon.

Yvonne was eleven years old when we came to the Island and had been in the Quebec School system. Fortunately the Sisters at the Notre Dame Convent could speak French. On January 15, 1946 she married Jim Haddad in Charlottetown.

" . .: :§u:«_ Jim Haddad and Yvonne Zakem, Charlottetown Januarw 5, 1945 Jim was from Montreal and used to come to Charlottetown to visit his sister Hassibi who was married to Toufic Zakem, my father’s brother. Jim had just completed his term in the armed forces. He and his brother Abdo were on the Island and contemplated opening up a restaurant business but decided to go back to Montreal where they operated a grocery store on Papineau Street for many years. Jim died of bone cancer in September 27, 1984. Yvonne and Jim had four children:

1 Gloria (August 5, 1947) worked for the Bank of Montreal

2 Janet (June 24, 1952) also worked for the Bank of Montreal but spent most of

her career in Toronto.

3 Nancy (August 22, 1955) worked as a lab technician. I happened to be studying

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