Dear family and friends,
We regret the loss of Suad Mary Husaynu.
Cherished daughter of the late Agouby & the late Salima (Jabiro) Ankawi.
Beloved wife of the late Hakki Hermiz Husaynu.

Loving mother of Rocky (Janet) Husaynu, Carmen (Rinaldo) Maffezzoli,
Carol Husaynu, Ryan (Sandra) Husaynu, Randall (Aimee) Husaynu.

Beloved grandmother of Rocky Jr. (Dawn) Husaynu, Rachelle (Kyle) Ziegler, Rena
(Paul) Beck, Reanna Husaynu, Liana (James) Walla, Gina (Alex) Zerbo, Maria
Maffezzoli, Claire Husaynu & Faustina Husaynu.
Cherished great-grandmother of
Ellery & Rocky Thomas Husaynu, and Penelope Ziegler.

Devoted sister of the late Albertine (the late Salim) Kallabat, the late Ghanim (Nusra)
Ankawi, Tarik (Muna) Ankawi, Samira (the late Zuhair) Dabish,
Yousif (Nida) Ankawi & Raad (Vicki) Ankawi.

Unfortunately, due to the unforeseen outbreak of the coronavirus, the Chaldean
Catholic Church has restricted attendance at funeral masses in the church to 45
people. Therefore, Suad's funeral services will be PRIVATE, attended ONLY by her
children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, sisters-in-law and their spouses. This is
being done for the health and safety of all.

We are thankful for your love and friendship of Suad over the years, and we are
grateful for your prayers for her soul and for our family at this difficult time. We ask
for privacy in the coming days, and we welcome any sentiments or memories that you
would like to share about Suad in the online Guestbook below.

Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon her.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

Suad Mary Ankawi was born on September 28, 1931, in Baghdad, Iraq. She attended
Catholic schools, where her faith was instilled and nurtured. She learned to speak
English and continued her education through high school. She then worked as a
receptionist at a British insurance company, using her English language skills. In
December of 1953, she met Hakki Husaynu, and ten days later they were married on
December 27, 1953. Shortly thereafter,
Suad and Hakki started their new life together in Detroit, Michigan.

Suad was the first person in her family to move to America. In the next nine years, she
had five children and she was busy raising their young family. During the next five years
(1963-1967), Suad and Hakki brought her entire family to America, sharing their home
with them, and helping them get settled in their new life in Detroit. She was happy to
have her family all together again, allowing them to share good times together, to
support each other in difficult times, and to create many lasting family memories.

Suad will be remembered as a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother. She
was devoted to her husband, children, and grandchildren, tending to all of their needs,
entertaining family and friends, and creating a happy home for them. Her love and care
for Hakki was unending, especially as she cared for and comforted him during his battle
with cancer, which left her a widow at the age of 42 with five children ages 11 – 18.

Suad will be remembered for her thoughtfulness and computer-like memory. She had an
extraordinary ability to remember birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions – by
date and year – for ALL of her family and friends, over several generations. She never
wrote down any of the dates. She knew them all in her head.
When your special date came around, she was sure to send you a card or
call you on the phone with her love and best wishes.

Suad will be remembered for her devotion to her Catholic faith and her prayer life. She
put God at the center of her life, and she was faithful in attending or watching daily
mass. She prayed many Catholic devotional prayers and rosaries daily as well as
novenas to the saints. She prayed daily for all of her family and friends, and she was the
one who everyone called to pray for their special intentions. She always assured them of
her prayers, but she also told them to be sure to pray for their intentions themselves. She
lived out the bible passage in
Thessalonians: "Pray without ceasing."

Suad will be remembered for her efforts as a peacemaker. She brought friends and
family members together when there was a conflict. She was gentle and persistent, and
she never gave up hope for reconciliation.

Suad will be remembered for her generosity to the poor, the sick and the deceased. She
was generous and faithful in her support of Catholic organizations and missions. She
always sent healing prayer cards to those who were sick, and she sent memorial prayer
enrollments for those who were deceased. Family and friends constantly came to her to
enroll their loved ones in healing or memorial masses. She never refused their requests
because of her belief in the power and necessity of prayer.

Suad will be remembered as a model of faith, hope and love. She shared her gifts
willingly with all those she encountered - her love, thoughtfulness, and prayers - and she
will be remembered as a true blessing in all of our lives.

Please view the memorial slideshow of Suad's life by clicking on the link below.

EULOGY FOR SUAD MARY HUSAYNU

Hello, my name is Ryan Husaynu, Suad Husaynu's son. Along with my brothers Rocky and Randall and my sisters, Carmen and Carol, I am presenting this Eulogy of our mother on the Guestbook due to the current virus situation, which prevents so many friends and family members from attending the funeral mass and precludes visitation.

Our mother, through prayer, walked with God throughout her life. Did you ever have trouble praying? Our mother did not! In fact, I am sure that she was praying for you to pray and follow God's Word.  Mom joyfully lived out the bible passage in
Thessalonians: "Pray without ceasing."

Mom faithfully attended or watched daily mass on TV.  She prayed many Catholic devotional prayers and rosaries daily as well as novenas to the saints.  She prayed daily for all of her family and friends as well as the poor and disenfranchised. Many people would call her to pray for their special intentions.  She always assured them of her prayers and told them to be sure to pray for their intentions themselves. Her prayer was an expression of love as she willed the good of the other as other – desiring what is best for the other person under God's plan. She paid attention to people she met and treated all with the respect they deserved as God's children.

It was her prayer life that allowed this woman, who at the age of 22 married a man she had met 10 days earlier, to move halfway around the world with no friends or relatives in the United States. She quickly became a mother to 5 children in 7 years. A few years later, she planned, with our father, to bring her entire family to the U.S. They sponsored and welcomed her family into our home and helped them to get settled in Detroit.  Mom's father, all of her brothers, and her brother-in law worked at our baba's store when they first came to the U.S.

Our mother had a photographic memory when it came to dates for important events in people's lives. This was because we were all important to her.  She remembered birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions – by date and year – for all of her extended family and friends - and their children, and even their grandchildren!  She never wrote down any of the dates and simply knew them all in her head.  When your special date came around, she was sure to send you a card or call you on the phone with her love and best wishes.
In fact, many of  you reading this will attest to that.

Where our mother thrived was with her family - her husband, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Our father, Hakki, was the love of her life.  She only shared 20 years with him before God took him in January 1974. Mom was 42 at the time and had 5 children aged 11 to 18. Although heartbroken, mom worked very hard to keep us on a path to Catholic and higher education and success.  And as her 14-year-old son, what I remember most and witnessed was mom's devotional prayer for the repose of our father's soul.

None of us know how God's plan for salvation works after death, but our mother was going to do her part to pray our father to Heaven.  Mom and I talked about it, and she reached a peace within herself and satisfaction with her prayers for his soul. That was truly unselfish love.

Mom cherished her children, our spouses, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved each of us with all her heart.  She always wanted to take care of her grandchildren, when she was physically able. She paid attention to each one of them. All of her grandchildren have stories of grandma's home cooking and feeding them their favorite meal. When she could not cook anymore, she was there with prayers.  Her grandchildren always asked for prayers when they had an exam in high school, college and grad school.  Mom always asked them when was the exam, and she would be sure to pray for them at that time.  It was a way she could still care for them.

Mom was a very bright woman and throughout her life she kept informed of current events.  She would always read the newspaper and watch the evening news.  She commented on sports – "Why do people treat the Superbowl as a holy day?"  Even these past few months, she spoke about politics, including Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden. She always came up with tidbits from current events.

This past year was a difficult time for mom due to her declining health.  She never left the house after September.  We all went to her house this past Christmas and Thanksgiving to celebrate the holidays with her.  You could see the sheer joy and love on her face as she had a full house of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Family meant so much to mom.

Through her final days, our mother never stopped praying and asked for us to pray for her. We did pray for her, as we learned from her. For many months, mom prayed for a peaceful and happy death, and on Tuesday, March 17, God granted that prayer.  Mom died with two of her children by her side, wearing a scapular and miraculous medal around her neck and holding a rosary in her hand.

We will always remember mom as a woman of faith and love.  If you want to do something to remember her, pray a decade of the rosary.  I am sure she prayed many rosaries for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzw2jChYDKY&feature=youtu.be