Mr. Khalil Abdullah Bashawaty, 76, of Middlebury passed away April 5, 2016 at Waterbury Hospital.
Khalil Bashawaty was born in Deddeh, El-Koura, Lebanon on April 9, 1939, to Abdullah Abrahim Bashawaty and Mary Khalil Bashawaty. He was the eighth of 12 children. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1958.
He later graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in mathematics. There he met and married Karen Crawford. They had one child, Albert C. Bashawaty. They divorced in 1964, and he moved back to Lebanon.
Khalil soon returned to the U.S., moving to California, where he opened several businesses. There he met and married Sandy Witkim. They had two daughters, Tonya K. and Teesha K. Bashawaty.
After creating a string of successful businesses in California, Khalil moved back to Lebanon in 1973, again with the hope of starting a business. He bought land outside Jounieh and opened a very successful drive-in movie theater and restaurant.
Khalil returned to the U.S. in 1997 and became a citizen in 2008. He lived permanently with Albert and his family.
Khalil is survived by his three children, Albert Bashawaty and his wife, Elizabeth, of Middlebury, Conn.; Tanya Balessari and her husband, Dan, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Teesha Maupin and her husband, Jeff, of Eureka, Mo.. His grandchildren are Khalil, Maya, Kayla and Emma Bashawaty; Christopher and Alexandra Baldessari; and Brady and Greyson Maupin.
Calling hours will be Sunday, April 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Burial will be private.
For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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