Obituaries
Late Evanston Engineer Honored by MWRD
Ayoub Talhami spent 29 years at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and rose to the level of assistant chief engineer.
The following is from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District in regards to Ayoub Talhami, an Evanston resident who died last month:
Commissioner Mariyana Spyropoulos sponsored a resolution to honor the late Ayoub Talhami, who spent 29 years at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District and rose to the level of Assistant Chief Engineer. His wife Professor Ghada Talhami and daughter Lamees accepted the resolution at MWRD’s July 10th Board meeting.
“His innovative ideas and hard work earned him the nickname “Mr. Flood-Control”. Mr. Talhami was highly respected in Chicago’s Arab American community where he was active for many years. I was saddened to hear the news about Mr. Talhami. I felt it was important to honor and recognize Mr. Talhami’s 29 years with MWRD. He will be missed by all his friends at MWRD and throughout the world,” said Commissioner Spyropoulos.
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