Tampa, Fla./Hudson – Magdi Tawfik Ishak, age 79, of Tampa, FL and Hudson, MA passed December 28, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Magdi is survived by his loving wife Lynne (née Hunter) of 50 years; children Tony (wife Chandra), Amy, and Mark (wife Kenzell); grandchildren Eliott, Raina and Henry; brother Dr. Samir Ishak (wife Frieda), sister Cecile Tadros, and sister-in-law Nadia Ghattas, as well as many most-beloved cousins, second cousins, nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews.
Preceding Magdi in death are his parents, Tawfik Sourial and Eauginie Raphael, brother Monir Ishak, and brother-in-law Sobhi Tadros.
Magdi was born January 7, 1943 in Zagazig, Egypt and grew up in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from Cairo University with a major in Electrical Engineering prior to emigrating to the US in 1967. There he settled in Cambridge, MA and earned a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University. He met his wife Lynne in 1970. He began his professional career as an electrical engineer at various engineering companies. Eventually he began working in the computer industry starting at Data General. He worked his way into engineering management at Digital Equipment Corporation and ultimately retired as a project manager from HP Inc. after over forty years in the industry.
Magdi and Lynne raised their three children in Southborough, Massachusetts, where they resided for forty-eight years. There, they developed many lifelong friendships and shared many precious memories with close friends and extended family including Magdi’s nephews Ashraf Tadros, Peter Tadros and Ramses Ishak. After retirement, Magdi enjoyed spending time laughing and fraternizing with friends, planning large family trips and gatherings, and barbequing. For the last decade Magdi and Lynne wintered in Tampa where Magdi enjoyed spending time on the beach, hosting family and friends, and spending time with his grandchildren Raina and Henry. He will be remembered for his radiant smile, loving and welcoming spirit, devotion to family and friends, and for frequently stumping everyone with brainteasers.
A memorial service for friends and family will be held in spring of 2023 in Massachusetts; details to be determined at a later date.
