Funeral rites for Noel F. Khalil will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 2021 at St. Philip A.M.E. Church, 240 Candler Road, S.E., Atlanta. Dr. William D. Watley, host Pastor . Rev. Kenneth L. Alexander, Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church North (Atlanta) officiant and eulogist. Rev. J. Scott Copeland will preside.
The Khalil family will be present as the body lies in state (no viewing) one hour before the service. (CDC COVID-19 guidelines for temperature checks, masks, and social distances will be observed.)
Live streaming at https://youtu.be/NALV187bVZ4 .
Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery, 1680 Westview Drive, S.W., Atlanta.
A native New Yorker, Noel Khalil attended high school in The Bronx and graduated Bronx Community College (Cum Laude). Noel also earned degrees from University of Rochester (NY), Georgia Institute of Technology, and Florida State University’s College of Law.
Noel Khalil’s distinct achievements and contributions primarily as a pioneering Founder, Principal, Chairman, and CEO of Columbia Residential, LLC, are legendary. Noel’s legacies are remarkable and legendary as he and his business and teams developed thousands of mixed-income, affordable, and market rate housing units that transformed many communities in Atlanta and other metropolitan areas.
Noel Khalil was a God fearing , fun loving , devoted patriarch. Those who cherish his memory include: children Anwar (Barbara), Mikal (Crystal), Jessica, Amilcar and Zoe; grandchildren Tariq, Jasmine, Sakoya, Cameron, Alexia, Trejon, Petey, Sailor, Michael, Malik, Jasmine, and Tyrique; great-grandchildren Ali, Hendrix, Marley, Trinity, Olivia, and Makaila; sisters, Madge Monosiet and Patricia ‘Patti’ Sheppard; niece, Samantha and nephews Christopher and George. ; other loving family members, business partners, colleagues, many friends.
To continue Noel Khalil’s legacy of giving and inspiring others, memorial contributions to provide college scholarships to assist Columbia Residential employees and residents may be forwarded to:
The Noel F. Khalil Scholarship Fund c/o Columbia Residential Ste. 684 1718 Peachtree St., NW Atlanta, GA 30309
Arrangements by Grissom-Clark Funeral Home, 227 East Lake Drive, S.E. (at Memorial Drive). www.grissom-clarkfh.com . 404-373-3191.
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