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Gia Marie<br />
We thank the Lord who has<br />
blessed us with a girl from above,<br />
a darling daughter for us to love.<br />
Big brother Preston is happy to<br />
announce the birth of his sister<br />
Gia Marie, born on September<br />
15, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. weighing<br />
7 lbs., 1 oz. and measuring<br />
21 inches. Joy-fi lled parents are<br />
Jason & Angela Brikho. Gia’s<br />
grandparents are Basim & Najiba<br />
Brikho and Saadi & Faiza Manjo.<br />
David Joseph<br />
God has blessed us with this bundle<br />
of joy. Proud parents David &<br />
Laura Mona are pleased to announce<br />
the birth of their fi rst-born<br />
child, David Joseph Mona Jr.,<br />
on June 12, 2008. He weighed<br />
5 lbs., 8 oz. and was 18 inches<br />
long. David is the fi rst grandchild<br />
for Jamal & Thikra Nafso and the<br />
fi fth for Agoubi Mona and Basma<br />
Balou. Godparents are Renee<br />
Antoun and Steve Mona.<br />
Carly Ann<br />
We are proud to announce the<br />
arrival of our beautiful baby girl,<br />
Carly Ann. She was born to Andrew<br />
& Vanessa (Yaldoo) Manning<br />
on August 24, 2008 at 6:52<br />
a.m., weighing 7 lbs., 6 oz. and<br />
measuring 20 inches. Carly was<br />
born at Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft.<br />
Meyers, Florida, where her family<br />
now lives. Carly is the second<br />
grandchild for Gary & Ilen Manning<br />
and the third for George &<br />
Basima Yaldoo. Carly was baptized<br />
at St. Thomas Church by<br />
her proud aunt, Valerie Nagara.<br />
Jonah Joseph<br />
God has blessed us from Heaven<br />
above with a bundle of joy, a new<br />
baby boy! Noah and Lourdes are<br />
excited to announce the birth of<br />
their baby brother, Jonah Joseph<br />
Qonja. He was born on March 13,<br />
2008 at 2:39 p.m. He weighed 6<br />
lbs., 11 oz. and was 19.75 inches<br />
long. Proud parents are Karl &<br />
Crystal Qonja. Jonah is the third<br />
grandchild for both Zuher & Haifa<br />
Qonja and Naela Asmaro and<br />
Tariq Zetouna. Godfather is cousin<br />
and best friend Harry Bahri.<br />
Gia Marie<br />
David Joseph<br />
Carly Ann<br />
Jonah Joseph<br />
[Engagements]<br />
Molly and James<br />
Gary & Doris Jonna are pleased<br />
to announce the engagement of<br />
their son, James George Jonna<br />
II (grandson of James & Selma<br />
Jonna), to Molly Mae Moore,<br />
daughter of Keith & Jill Moore of<br />
Cheboygan, Michigan. A summer<br />
wedding is planned. The couple<br />
will reside in Ann Arbor where they<br />
will continue their pre-med studies<br />
at the University of Michigan.<br />
Molly and James<br />
<strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2009</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 17