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Zeina Meskaoui ’72
M. Nasrallah,
Merci pour votre patience
Merci…
De m’avoir laissé lire les
poèmes et les textes en classe
en me prenant pour la prima
donna de la lecture; j’y prenais
beaucoup de plaisir!
De m’avoir aidé [ainsi que
d’autres professeurs] à réintégr-
er la classe de chimie.
D’avoir salué mes répliques spontanées par “Zeina, tu as
des éclairs de génie, mais le reste du temps, tu dis des
bêtises.”
C’est toujours le cas, mais grâce à vous je suis fière et «
des bêtises » et « des éclairs de génie » car vous le disiez
sur un ton tellement généreux et amusé et un je ne sais
quoi d’humain que tout devenait bien.
Merci pour votre accueil chaleureux, il y a un ou deux
ans, quand je vous ai vu dans la rue et je me suis garée
de travers pour pouvoir vous rattraper et vous saluer.
À une autre rencontre, monsieur!
Toufic Chahin ’74
I was so sad to hear of the loss of our beloved Monsieur
Nassrallah. Unfortunately, I had not kept in contact with
him for a long time and would have loved to see him
again to salute him and perhaps just
evoke with him some of the memories
that we are all so fond of. We some-
times tend to overlook and take for
granted some of the more remarkable
individuals who significantly impact-
ed our childhood and upbringing,
only to be remember too late with
the news of their passing away.
Monsieur Nassrallah was certainly one
of these. We are all reaching this age
when we should make an effort to keep up with our fac-
ulty before it is too late. I consider myself one of the sin-
cerely privileged few to have been “taught” by Monsieur
Nassrallah.
Dear Pipo,
You were truly an inspiration. Some of us may not have
recognized and appreciated your contribution to our
overall character development until after graduation; you
were a teacher, a friend, and an institution. We shared
numerous moments, memories, and classes that I assure
you will never be forgotten. Your great humour, bal-
anced toughness, and your eagerness to instill in us cul-
ture and education, over and above regular standard cur-
ricula, will be greatly missed. You were a father figure.
We cannot thank you enough for all the years you gave
us and certainly thank IC for giving us the opportunity to
be your students. I hope these modest words will some-
how reach you at your final resting place.
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Tribute to Mr. Phillip Nasrallah
Mr. Phillippe Nasrallah picture taken from the archive dated 1956.
Mr. Nasrallah, joined IC back in 1944 as assistant
instructor to the Arabic department. After 46 years at
IC, he retired to the comfort of his home in Beirut. He
taught both Arabic (from 1957 to 1970) and French
language here at IC. Mr. Phillip Nasrallah was better
known as Pipo, and, like any great teacher, he is
remembered and loved by many. With his death IC
lost one of its dear faculty on January 29, 2006. When
Pipo educated, he certainly knew how and he has left
his mark on each and every one of his students, as the
following testimonies illustrate:
Zeina Meskaoui '72.
Toufic Chahin '74.