Kamil Fattah Rustam

Kamil F. Rustam of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 18, 2025, at the age of 85. Kamil was born November 24, 1939, in Baghdad, Iraq. He left Baghdad on a scholarship to study Engineering in England. He received his undergraduate degree from Manchester University. In 1966, he immigrated to the United States to further his education at the University of Pittsburgh and to build a better future in America. In 1967, he married the love of his life Maureen Lund. While attending Pitt, Kamil taught graduate level engineering classes and graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 1968. In 1973 Kamil and his family, now including a son and daughter, moved to Naperville, Illinois where Kamil worked as an Engineer for Amoco. With new career opportunities, he gave his children the “choice” to move to several states. To his children, Texas seemed like the great unknown, so the Rustam family settled in Houston in 1979, where Kamil spent the majority of his engineering career at Bechtel. Kamil’s work in refineries took him across the globe. He enjoyed travel and loved sharing stories of his many destinations and globetrotting adventures. He particularly loved his visits to Venezuela and India. He had a passion for photography and the arts. He also enjoyed good food and sharing a meal with loved ones. No one was a stranger to him and he always loved telling a joke. Family was everything to Kamil. Nothing brought him more joy than celebrating the successes, milestones and adventures of his grandchildren. Whether it was a birthday, graduation, wedding, report card or other life event, Kamil was always proud of every accomplishment, large or small. He instilled some of his core values in his children: being earnest in all of your dealings, respecting others, and valuing friends, family, and freedom. He is survived and will be dearly missed by his son, Bill R. Rustam and wife Shay; daughter Muna Rustam; 5 grandchildren: Taylor Hicks, Jackson Hicks, Katrina Sommer, Madeline Rustam and Sophie Rustam; and 4 great grandchildren. No service will be held at this time. In lieu of flowers the family requests you donate to the Center for Dementia Research, dementiasociety.org, or Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org. “The pleasure is all mine.” KFR

Kamil Fattah Rustam

November 24, 1939 - May 18, 2025