Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor a person special to Livonia. M: Father George Shalhoub. For the last 25 years. Fr. George has been a spiritual leader. church builder. educator. loyal husband. and father. He was the driving force that built St. Mary Antiochlan Orthodox Church. making the church what It Is today. Born In Lebanon. George Shalhoub Immigrated to America and In 1972 he married his wife. Nouhad. was ordained as a priest. and assigned to the newly established St. Mary Orthodox Church within 2 weeks. After the birth of their first child the following year. St. Marys broke ground for the new church and fellowship building.
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