Sadrudin and Khatun Khamis: Paying tribute to a family that has been making our community stronger for four decades

Sadrudin and Khatun Khamis: Paying tribute to a family that has been making our community stronger for four decadesThey created a new life after fleeing Idi Amin

Article by Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik

I believe downtown Guelph is the heart and soul of our community.

Twenty-five years ago, my husband and I would walk from our Cambridge Street house every Saturday morning to grab breakfast downtown. These were our pre-kid days when, despite the heavy load of his master’s degree and my gruelling 100-hour weeks in medical school, we could linger for hours, laughing, arguing and planning our future.

When our first son was born, we took our Saturday morning outing to the Diana restaurant, which had an endless supply of common area space and high chairs for kids. At that time, it was owned by Nurudin and Muhamud Khamis.

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