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Always great to hear from you!
Yeah, I'm doing fine & so is CHRISTOPHER!

This gal I went out with for MARDI GRAS on Dauphin Island this weekend is best friends with Linda Zoghby & I asked her to mention Jetta & Bteghrine to her & Linda amened all the connections.

Well, when I started talking to this gal in front of Archie & Paula @ the beach house about the Lebanese in Alabama, (you know Ray Saliba from Memphis has Archie's restaurant in the Demopolis Hotel), Paula, Archie's wife, who you never met, mentioned that the way her parents paid their mortgage on Caplewood here in Tuscaloosa was taking in students & that two OF THE BEST were Soteros brothers from Dothan.
Well they grew up directly across the street from my Grandmother's house on 203 Jeff Street where I basically lived from '59 until '68. Had a brain concussion in their backyard in '59. Maybe dat my promblim.

Anywayzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Wanted you to know it's still a small world & you're always welcome to call 205-657-7724

best,
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The Salibas of Bteghrine, Lebanon http://www.bteghrine.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bteghrine
http://bteghrine.blogspot.com/

The biggest business in town: SALIBA NAILS & SCREWS
http://www.bteghrine.com/SNS.htm



image courtesy of http://www.southern-style.com/Southeast%20Alabama%20Heritage%20Association/Saliba.htm.
Michael Thomas Saliba, Satute Hareek Saliba, Jameely Saliba, Jimmie Saliba, Josephine Saliba, Jeanette Saliba (1934)

From the Dothan City Cemetery:

SALIBA Abe Thomas 12 Jul 1886 07-Aug-1951 s/o SALIBA Mrs. Thomas

SALIBA Charlie 11-Oct-1904 05-Jan-1907 s/o SALIBA E. T. & W. 1 small & 2 large unm graves also

SALIBA D. A. 1867 1938 h/o SALIBA Mrs. D. A. May be s/o Mrs. Thomas Aliba - in same lot (Born in Betgreen Syria)

SALIBA D. A., Mrs. 1871 1950 w/o SALIBA D. A. Born in Betgreen, Syria

SALIBA George 12 Mar 1875 13-Feb-1949

SALIBA T. S. 1865 1938 ?s/o SALIBA Mrs. Thomas In same lot, born in Betgreen, Syria

SALIBA Thomas, Mrs. 1850 1945 w/o SALIBA Thomas On stone is marked "Our Mother" "Mose" "Abe" "Mike"

http://www.tutorsaliba.com/

http://www.answers.com/topic/george-hawi


Johnny Soteres in 1970
image courtesy of http://www.dothanhigh1970.com/3/guestbook.htm

Dr. Pete Soteres' son's blog: http://mortalethics.blogspot.com/2007_04_15_archive.html


Dr. Peter Soteres
Peter Spiros Soteres, M.D., of Signal Mountain, passed on to Heaven on Friday, April 13, 2007.
He was born in Dothan, Ala., on July 22, 1939, and was the son of the late Fahimy Sapp and Spiros Peter Soteres.
After attending high school in Dothan, Dr.
Soteres attended the University of Alabama, where he was initiated into Kappa Sigma Fraternity as well as ODK and Phi Eta Sigma. He graduated from the University of Alabama College of Medicine and trained at Southwestern Medical School, Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He served in the USAF as a medical officer at Offutt AFB in Nebraska.
He completed his training in pulmonary medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical College and at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Dr. Soteres became the first board certified pulmonologist in Chattanooga when he came here to practice in 1972. He was a member of many professional organizations and was a past president of the Chattanooga Hamilton County Medical Society. He was Volunteer of the Year for the Tennessee Lung Association and an active member of Tennessee Medical Association. When his sons were young, he was active in Dixie Youth League Baseball as a coach and as an officer. He was a member of First-Centenary United Methodist Church and the Morgan Sunday School Class.
Following a brief retirement from his medical practice, Dr. Soteres joined Hospice of Chattanooga, where he was a constant support and strong influence for patients, their families and for the staff. Dr. Soteres was a respected and beloved doctor in Chattanooga for more than 30 years. In that time he treated thousands of patients and was known for his medical expertise, his warm bedside manner and his attentiveness to those under his care. Beyond his professional excellence, he treated everyone around him — patients, their families, nurses, doctors and other hospital staff — with respect and compassion, and in doing so touched countless lives and made this world a better place for us all.
He is survived by loving wife, Nancy, of Signal Mountain; three sons, Peter Kipling (Desiree Earl) Soteres, of Signal Mountain, Dr. Daniel Fletcher (Dr. Allison Sabel) Soteres, of Castle Rock, Colo., and W. Ryan (Jeanine Pistocco) Soteres, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Zoe Ariadne Soteres and Daniel Fletcher Soteres II; two brothers, Dr. James S. (Nancy Crawford) Soteres, of Atlanta, and Dr. John K. (Anita Zinna) Soteres, of St. Louis, Mo.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
A celebration of life service will be held at 5:30 p.m. today, April 16, 2007, at First-Centenary United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Neal, Dr. David Harr and the Rev. Frank Jump officiating.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.
Active pallbearers will be Sid Reynolds, Norman S. Faris, Dan Predmore, Fred Adcock, Charlie Fox, Tom Harris, William D. Andress, Tommy Stevens and Roger Stebbing.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Morgan Class members, Chattanooga Hamilton County Medical Society and Hospice of Chattanooga.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 3335 Ringgold Road, East Ridge, TN 37412; American Heart Association, 519 E. Fourth St., Chattanooga, TN 37403; American Cancer Society, 850 Fort Wood St., Chattanooga, TN 37403; or to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4355 Highway 58, Suite 101, 58 Commons Building, Chattanooga, TN, 37416.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.mem.com.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343.