Mohammed Abbas Kadhim, age 76, passed away on April 28, 2022. He was a resident of Colorado Springs for thirty four years. He also lived for twelve years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia working as a micrographic analyst at Sysorex International.
Mohammed was born on July 1, 1945 to Abbas Kadhim and Haibet Kareem in Bagdad, Iraq. On February 6, 1971 he married Sandra Chavez in Sacramento, California.
Mohammed’s greatest joy came from spending time with his family. He also enjoyed cooking and soccer, and he was fond of camping, singing, and dancing. He had a strong interest in international politics and history. He graduated from University of Heidelberg and University of California at Davis with Bachelor of Arts degrees in German Language and Regional Studies. He also pursued a master’s degree in Comparative Literature at University of California at Berkeley.
He is survived by his loving wife, Sandra; his children: Zina, Joseph, and Sarah; his siblings: Saleema and Ali; and his grandchildren: Dylan, Zander, Michael, David, Lila, and Damian. He was preceded in death by his parents Abbas and Haibet as well as his siblings Jamal, Munir, and Fawzia.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2pm on May 9, 2022 at Shrine of Remembrance, 1730 E Fountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910. Memorials in Mohammed’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
Stephany Setrajcic
6 May 2022We wish to extend our condolences on the passing of a great man. We pray for his soul to rest in peace and for your family to regain its strength. His love lives on in each of you and his was a life one can only aspire to have. Deepest love from the Setrajcic family.
Andy Dabit and family
6 May 2022My deepest sympathy goes to the family
Mohammed you will be missed
Liliam, Anthony, Kasandra, Alexandra and Bryan
7 May 2022We will always remember Mohamed’s beautiful personality.
He was a caring and loving husband, father and grandfather who poured loved to everyone he met. We had never known him to pass judgement, only to be welcoming and warm to everyone he came across.
We will always cherish his wisdom and his incredible sense of humor.
He will always be in our hearts, as we hold every memory of him closer to our hearts now that we know we won’t be able to create new ones with him.
A toast to the beautiful life you lived and the legacy you left behind.
Our hearts are with the Kadhims.
The Kachakjis
Harry J. Martinez
7 May 2022Mohammed will always be in my heart. He was always full of joy and one of the coolest dudes ever! I am very proud to call him my cousin. I know the Lord will provide Sandra and the family with strength in their time of sorrow.
Nancy edwards
8 May 2022My heart is broken for all who knew this amazing man who made me feel welcome in his home from day one my two favorite memories at Zina’s wedding when he thanked everyone for coming and wished them a good harvest and taking me to bookstore and we wheeled in to goodwill best and cheapest books in town he will be missed
Axel Aguado
8 May 2022Our condolences to the Kashmiri family. We have you our prayers.
Adel Aqra
9 May 2022To Khadhim family
Mohammed was my life time friend, we traveled, watch soccer, played volleyball, worked ,raised our kids together, also moved to the same city to stay toger, you will be missed, looking forward to meet you in heaven.
Adel Aqra
Khetam aqra
9 May 2022From the aqra family our condolences for the loss of our friend Mohamed he was close to every one my kids loved him close friend to me and.my husband adel .we will miss him
Adel Aqra
9 May 2022Mohammed is a life time friend.
You will be missed by all of us, love you so much.
Allah Yerhamo
May his soul rest in peace.
Jennifer Maziad
9 May 2022Sending our love and deepest condolences to the Kadhims. He was a wonderful person and will forever be missed. We wish his family the strength to get through this difficult time.
Love,
The Maziad family
Suha dabeet
9 May 2022Our condolences to the family
Mohammad will always be in our heart and will be missed very much .
Rebekah Vela
9 May 2022To my Uncle Mohammed,
I want to thank you for being the best uncle possible. All the memories you gave me and my brothers were some of my best childhood memories ever! All the fishing trips road trips etc all things you did for us to let us know you loved us will never be forgotten. You were the true definition of an Uncle. I also want to thank you for taking the best care of my Aunt Sandra and my 3 cousins. You are gone too soon but will forever live in our hearts!❤️ Until we meet again in heaven we love you❤️❤️❤️!
Anonymous
9 May 2022I will cherish the fun times spent with Mohammed. He taught me how to make delicious hummus and made us the best baba ghanoush in the world. Mohammed added spice to many lives and will be missed dearly. I am blessed to have known this dear man!
Anonymous
9 May 2022From Mila
Ali Kadhim
13 Jun 2022My mother, she is the one I sympathize with first, so I can’t forget her pity, and she wipes every day your picture hanging on the wall in front of her bed and tears fill her tired eyes.
Muhammad was my brother and my childhood friend, and I can never forget those days I lived with him, with their sweetness and bitterness.
Since when I was my sanctuary in my loneliness, I complain to you about life and the weight of days, despite the distances
Your thoughts, words and smiles will stay with me for the rest of my life
I am proud of you because you were able to win a decent wife and give birth to the best children and the best of them to raise
May your soul rest in peace, for you were a faithful brother and a righteous, good, and generous son
Hawraa Abbas
17 Jun 2022I remember I was only six years when realized that I have an uncle who lives overseas, still can remember his black and white photo and my Grandma telling us all about him also remember when he came to see her and how they said good bye to each other before she passed away few months later as if she knew it is the last farewell.
It was also the first and last chance that I have seen him in person. Although I was little but still can tell how loving, caring, humourus and kind uncle he was. After that I only had the chance to speak to him by phone. He encouraged us to study hard and to be good and listen to our parents he also helped us during the hard times so that we were able to finish our education and we did made him and our parents proud of us.
I am so glad that I have actually thanked him for his kindness and for being my favourit uncle, am also gratefull that I had the chance to speak to him once more soon before he left us.
Ammo I miss you…
You will stay in our hearts forever
God bless your Family
Michael kadhim
2 Feb 2024A great man has passed away we will miss him dearly he was close to me and I wish him well