Dr. Adel Yousif Shamoon, 85

Dr. Adel Yousif Shamoon, 85, of Marion, MA died October 19, 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospital.

He was the husband of Samira Jamil (Shaman) Shamoon.

Born in Bagdad, Iraq, son of the late Yousif Shamoon and Regina Habba. He was raised in Baghdad and Kut, Iraq. He lived in Scotland, England, California and Long Island before moving to Marion in 2001. 

Adel attended the Medical College of Baghdad in Baghdad, Iraq. He worked as an Orthopedic and General Surgeon in Kut, Baghdad, and Busra, Iraq before leaving the country. He studied and worked in Edinburgh, Scotland and Coventry, England before immigrating to the United States with his wife and three young daughters. He obtained a Masters in Public Health from San Diego State University in 1985. He then moved to Long Island and worked at Coney Island Hospital as well as Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY until his retirement in 2005. 

Adel enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his three grandchildren. He also enjoyed having a Chippi Lite coffee daily and testing his luck on scratch tickets and lottery.

He is survived by his wife Samira; 2 daughters, Dr. Saba Shamoon-Michaud and her husband, Dr. Jeffrey Michaud of Mattapoisett, and Dr. Suhair Shamoon of Marion; 3 grandchildren, Mira Cristina Michaud, Joel Shamoon Michaud and Ava Regina Shamoon; 3 brothers, Montaz, Mofaq, and Nasret; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was the father of the late Rasha Shamoon and the brother of the late Badre, Akobe, Evelyn, Mary, Suad, Saadie, Nazhad, and Hannah. 

His visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, November 5th from 6-8 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett. His Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 6th at 9 AM in St. Anthony's Church 26 Hammond St. Mattapoisett. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Marion. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to "Plant Trees In Remembrance" below in his memory.