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HER STORY

Zoraida Khan was born on December 7,

1932, in Trinidad and Tobago — one of

fourteen children raised by her mother,

Majeedan, a woman whose own strength

would echo through generations. In the

early 1900s, Majeedan paved her own

way as a single mother, raising fourteen

children and leaving each of them an

inheritance after their father passed. It

was a legacy of independence and

resilience that lived on unmistakably in

her daughter.

Zoraida shared her life with her

husband, Asgarali, who preceded her in

heaven, and together they raised seven

children — Haroon, Raffina, Zoreda,

Hassina, Zelmeena, Selina, and Selicia.

From that family grew eighteen

grandchildren, four of whom preceded

her in death, and twenty-seven great-

grandchildren, one of whom also went

before her. She is also survived by her

younger sister (by 7 years), Rasheeda

Bikharry, and by a wide and loving circle

of in-laws, nieces, nephews, and their

descendants — family she cherished

deeply and without condition.

To know Zoraida was to know a woman

who was, in equal measure, love and spunk.

She left an indelible mark on everyone who

crossed her path — family, friends, and

even the briefest of acquaintances. She

loved being surrounded by people: talking

with them, sharing meals with them,

entertaining them, gardening, sewing, taking

her regular walks in the sun, and singing

hymns loudly enough for the whole room to

join in. She loved telling stories from her long

life — like how she fondly recalled her

father being a well-educated and affluent

member of their community, who would

refer to long distances as "o-hi-o-ho," so

that when she later moved to Ohio, she

couldn't help but laugh at the coincidence.

Her siblings, in turn, nicknamed her

father "Tension," because he would call all

fourteen of his children by name to

attention the moment he arrived home.

She was, simply, alive with people around

her. And yet at the very center of her life

was Jesus. She came to know Him as her

personal Lord and Savior after reading a

Bible given to her by her nephew, Ali Khan,

and in that reading she received a revelation

of Jesus that never left her — not for the

rest of her long life, and not even at the very

end of it. In her later years, as her

memory began to lapse in many ways,

this was the one thing that never faded. She

reminded everyone she met, without fail, of

the importance of a relationship with

Jesus. The night before she passed, the

nurses caring for her heard her praying

aloud: "All to Jesus I surrender, I surrender

all. I am not afraid to go." Her faith was not

private — it was foundational. Zoraida was

a founding member of Faith Centre, her church

community in Trinidad, which became a defining

part of her life and the lives of most of her

children and grandchildren after her. It was a legacy

of faith she built not only for herself but for

every generation that would come after.

That same independence her mother modeled

a generation earlier showed up again and again

in Zoraida's own life. As a grandmother, she

moved to New York City and began working,

traveling, and building an independent life as

a nurse's aide, all while faithfully attending her

beloved Times Square Church. It is a trait

unmistakably passed down — the strong,

independent spirit that can still be seen today

in her daughters and granddaughters.

Zoraida Khan is remembered not with sorrow

alone, but with deep gratitude — as a

mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,

sister, aunt, and friend who loved fiercely,

lived independently, and pointed everyone

she met toward Jesus until her final breath.

She is now in the arms of her loving Savior,

together with her husband, Asgarali and the

loved ones who went before her, leaving

behind an abiding legacy of faith, love, and

strength for every generation of her family still

to come.

Her Family

Preceded in death by Her beloved husband,

Asgarali Khan 12 siblings — Haliman (Popti),

Farzan, Noradeen Ali Hosein (Bozo), Hanif (Samuel),

Wahid (Walcott), Jamida (Camila), Cameran (Cordelia),

Nasiban (Cecilia), Piradeen (Willie), Razia, Kazi

(Raymond), Wafid (Terry) 3 grandchildren —

Christoper, Kyle & Natasha 1 great-grandchild — Kairha

Surviving sibling Rasheeda Bikharry

Her seven children and their spouses Haroon & Lystra,

Raffina & Kazim, Zoreda & Seerattan, Hassina & Anthony,

Zelmeena, Selina & Michael, Selicia

Also surviving 15 grandchildren — Anastasia, Sean,

Kabir, Khimal, Aziza, Rabia, Jade, Jenna, Matthew,

Neil, Steffanie, Kerry, Alaina, Nathan & Mark

26 great-grandchildren — Inayah, Raees, Saira,

Chaten, Makael, Levi, Ivanka, Niara, Nathaniel,

Nicholas, Amelia, Elouise, Micah, Olivia, Anya,

Theo, Emma, Gabriel, Christian, Zakai, Isaiah,

Jeremiah Josiah (JJ), Nova, Thalia, Luna & Eliana

A cherished circle of in-laws, nieces, nephews,

and their descendants — extended family she loved

dearly and who considered her as a mother.

The family invites you to share a favorite memory

of Zoraida with them, or to continue her legacy by

nurturing your own relationship with Jesus —

the center of her life to her very last breath