Born: April 2, 1945 Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Died: December 29, 2017 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Parents

• 

  Sobhi Farag Sidarous

  1915–1981

• Lucette Iskandar Boutros Sidarous

  1926–2006

Dr. Lewis Sobhi Sidarous, our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, went to heaven on Friday, December 29, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Gay Yankie Sidarous and their three children. 

Dr. Sidarous was born April 2, 1945 in Cairo Egypt. His father was Sobhi Sidarous and his mother Lucette Iskander Boutros. When his father was transferred from Barclay’s Bank of London to the Alexandria, Egypt branch, his family moved and Alexandria was where Lewis grew up, on the Mediterranean Sea where he loved to swim. The family lived in a villa surrounded by fruit trees, especially mangos which he loved.

Lewis was very close to his siblings, Miranda Sidarous Naguib (husband, Georges Naguib, deceased), Camilia Sidarous Gabriel, deceased (husband, Nabil Gabriel), Aida Sidarous Ishak (husband, Baghat Ishak, deceased), and Hani Sobhi Sidarous (wife, Nancy Yankie Sidarous), and will be deeply missed by many nieces and nephews.

Dr. Sidarous graduated from the University of Alexandria with a degree in chemistry. At Baylor his dedication, curiosity and talent were noticed and mentored by Dr. John S. Belew and Dr. Thomas C. Franklin, Dr. David E. Pennington and Hiroshi Kagawa. After a brief stint as a chemist with Egyptian Black Sands, he moved to Waco, Texas, where he entered graduate school at Baylor University with a full scholarship in chemistry. There he met Gay Yankie, also in graduate school. They were introduced by Lewis’ brother Hani and Gay’s sister Nancy, who also later married.

After finishing his Ph.D., Lewis worked at Florida State University and the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio. He later bought a deli and called it Pirelli’s Deli. He loved the creative work of building a business, developing a menu and welcoming people in to share food and community more than any work he had ever done. But what he loved most was our three children, Monica Lucette Sidarous Ford (husband, Thomas), Natalie Danielle Sidarous McCannell (husband, Jason) and Jared Lewis Sidarous. Our marriage was good; we had fun together and loved working together, but our union was established for all time by our deep, boundless love for our children. We never needed a vacation from them because the most fun we ever had was with them. The word “Love” could never convey the adoration we will always hold in our hearts for this man.

Much kindness and care was given to our family. We wish to extend special thanks to Dr. Elizabeth Glazier, Dr. Mary Hull and also to providers Jimmy and Vanessa Lopez, Ms. Esmeralda Zapata, and especially Ms. Leticia Harrison.

Visitation with the family will be Monday, January 1, from 3:00-5:00PM at Sunset North Funeral Home, San Antonio, Texas.

Christian services and mass will be celebrated at St. Anthony’s Coptic Church officiated by Father Antonios Girgis on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. with burial in the Yankie Family Burial Ground in China Spring, Texas.

Private family graveside service will be officiated by family member, Rev. Billy Lambert at China Spring.

Contributions, if desired, may be pledged to The China Spring Cemetery Association, China Spring, Texas.