Jimmy Hikmat Ghadban

Jimmy Ghadban of Nokesville Virginia passed away unexpectedly on Monday February 11th at Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center in Manassas Virginia. He was 72 years old. Jimmy was born on August 5th 1946 in Cairo, Egypt to the late Montaz and Yolanda Ghadban. The Ghadban’s first home in America was in Brooklyn New York, where Jimmy spent his childhood years. When he was a teenager, the family moved to Rhodes Greece, before going back to the family farm at Signal Hill in Manassas. Jimmy graduated from Osborne High School and received his Associate of Arts degree after graduation. His first job was with the Prince William County School Board, where he worked after hours to start his own building and development business. He grew this family business from the ground up starting with Battlefield Builders and then SYG and Associates. These endeavors successfully contributed to the growth and prosperity of the Washington DC metro area for over 50 years. Jimmy will be remembered for his enormous heart, warmth, sense of humor, vivid memory (especially with numbers and directions), sense of adventure, love of travel and his dedication to taking care of those he loved. His love for family and his spirit of generosity will live on through the many lives Jimmy touched over his lifetime. Jimmy has joined his loving parents and beloved son Peter Shane Ghadban in eternal rest, and is survived by his wife Eliza Hagan Ghadban, daughters Susie (David) Webb of Haymarket Virginia, Kathy (Derek) Hamill of Nokesville Virginia, and step-daughter Alison Bonner (Max Blatt) of Sweden. He loved his wife, children and grandchildren with all of his heart. Jimmy is also survived by five loving grandchildren: Madeline, Megan, Drake, Devon and Elliot, as well as countless other friends and family around the world. The family will receive friends from 6.00PM to 8.00PM on Thursday, February 14th at Pierce Funeral Home: 9606 Center Street, Manassas Virginia. A Mass service will be held at 1.30PM on Friday, February 15th at All Saints Church: 9300 Stonewall Road, Manassas Virginia, followed by interment at Stonewall Memory Gardens Cemetery: 12004 Lee Highway, Manassas Virginia. All are welcome to attend. Please joint the family for Jimmy’s Celebration of Life, directly following the graveside service. The reception will held at the Brass Cannon at Stonewall Golf Club, 15601 Turtle Point Drive, Gainesville, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude at https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html or the Alzheimer’s Association: https://www.alz.org/nca/donate

Jimmy Hikmat Ghadban

August 5, 1946 - February 11, 2019