Nicholas "Nick" H. Shaheen, Jr., age 69 of Canton, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, September 22, 2018. Born in Canton on April 4, 1949 to the late Nicholas H. Shaheen, Sr. and Julia Shaheen, Nick was a 1967 Lehman High School graduate and continued his education at Kent State University, graduating in 1972. "Uncle" Nick was the owner of Shaheen Floor Gallery. Pillar of the community, he served as board president at both St. George Antiochian Orthodox of Canton and St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Akron; he was also a member of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch and a 32nd degree Mason in the Lathrop Lodge. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings Adele (Frieje) and Joan (Shaheen). A devoted husband and father, he is survived by his wife Dawn (Kousaie) and children Julia, Dr. Nicholas H. III, and Sophia; siblings Margaret, Nadia (William Swade), Noor, and Nasser (Bev Stiles); and numerous nephews, nieces, and extended family. Family and friends will be received at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (3204 Ridgewood Rd. Akron, OH 44333) on Tuesday (tonight) from 4 to 8 p.m. with Trisagion Prayers at 7 p.m. Another hour of calling will be Wednesday morning in the church from 10 to 11 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m., with the Very Rev. Fr. John Alassaf officiating, assisted by the Very Rev. Fr. Basil Shaheen, the Very Rev. Fr. Michael Corbin and Rev. Fr. Michael Shaheen. Interment will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton. Memory eternal!

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