Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Beloved husband of Nina Bouhasin (nee Khoury) for over 55 years; dearest father of Claudine M. Bouhasin (Dr. Antoine) Adem, John A. Bouhasin J.D. and Andre P. Bouhasin M.D.; loving grandfather of Carla, Anthony and Gabriella Adem, Georgie and Nina Bouhasin; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, great uncle, cousin and friend.
Services: Visitation will be held at Kutis Affton Chapel 10151 Gravois, Friday July 11, 5:00-8:00 PM with Prayer of Incense service at 7:00 PM; then taken to St Raymond Maronite Cathedral (931 Lebanon Dr. 63104) on Saturday July 12, for visitation at 8:30 AM until funeral mass at 10:00 AM. Entombment Oak Hill Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers contributions to St. Raymond Scholarship Fund in memory of Dr. John Bouhasin greatly appreciated by the family.
Thank you for the education, care, and time you gave to those with hemophilia.
We have lost a great great physician and friend to all. The world will be a lesser place without him, but he is now free of his worldly limits. May he be in the arms of God and reunited with all who have preceeded him in death.
I will forever be in his debt for the life I am allowed to live due to his great care. I thank God for guiding him and my parents together some 64 years ago. He treated me as his own and he was like a father to me.
I will miss visiting him and being the recipient of his awesome bear hugs.
God love you Doc John, forever in my heart✝️💕
Dr Adem and Dr Bouhasin:
So very sorry for the loss of your father, many prayers for all of your family! I know how much you’ll miss him…
Stephanie Engel
To Andre, Claudine, and all the family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Sending hugs and prayers to you all ❤️🙏❤️
Love,
Tori and Cletus Gowen
So sorry to hear of Dr. John’s passing sending prayers and love to all! He was an amazing Pediatrician. Lots of found memories! Rest in peace & comfort Doc! 🥲🙏
Dear Doc John,
I remember you saying, “What are you yelling about, I don’t feel a thing!”. I remember you encouraging my Dad to get a college degree and offering to pay for it because you respected his intelligence so much. I remember you trading me repairing your office typewriter and doing preventative maintenance on it 3 or 4 times a year for treating my boys for free. I remember you raiding the ER drawers for bandages and tape to give to my Mom because you knew that even those small expenses would be a burden to our family. I remember getting my first set of crutches at age 4 and you being there to help supervise. I remember going to your Mom and Dad’s house to have my ankle tapped “drained” and your Momma saying, “don’t hurt that boy!” I remember Momma Bouhasin making our family welcome at all hours of the day or night, and serving coffee and snacks while you relieved the pain in my joints from a bleed, and I know we weren’t the only family welcomed that way. I remember the day that, as an adult I opened up a pressure cooler too soon and scalded my feet, I raised a blister on one of my feet and Susan called you at home and you said “bring him over” and you drained the blister and gave me a lecture on how not to do that again. I remember the day at summer camp when I knew you were coming and tried to avoid you because I had a bleed going in one of my ankles and I didn’t want to be “grounded”, but you found me and found me out anyway. I remember the day that I was going through a lot of worry, and I dropped by your office just to visit. You let me talk through everything; I ended up literally crying on your shoulder! In the end you drew a picture, the inside of the circle represented my family, and the outside of the circle represented the rest of the world, and you said, ” The inside is what’s important and “F” the rest!” I have remembered that for almost 50 years. I will miss you my friend, my Doctor and in many ways an Uncle or Father figure. I have faith that through the power of the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, you are in Heaven with your Momma and Father and brothers and sisters. I have faith that your patients and their parents who have preceded you have already welcomed you and shown you their love and gratitude. I pray that I will someday get there with you. May God Bless and Keep you and yours always!
When we lose someone dear,the challenge isn’t to learn to live without them but to learn to live with the love he left behind.
Dr John was my brother’s hemophilia Doctor & our daughter’s pediatrician. We will all miss him & we are sending hugs & prayers to Dr John’s family.
An amazing man!
Dr. John was blessed to have had many gifts from God (including a wonderful family). He in turn was a blessing to so many. I imagine St. Peter greeted him with open arms. God rest his soul ….
Dr. John was my pediatrician growing up and he saved my life on more than one occasion. I had severe pneumonia when I was 7 and missed quite a bit of school, but I remember Dr. John coming to our house to check on me and make sure I was recovering correctly. He taught me how to swallow horse pills. LOL. But the most memorable at 18. ( Yes, I still continued to see him! Not sure if I was his oldest patient at the time. ) But I contracted Spinal Meningitis and he diagnosed it within minutes and saved my life as other people in the area were not so lucky. Dr John was not only a great pediatrician, but a friend to many and always had the time to talk about anything and always gave great advise. He will be missed by many and remembered for the impact he made in so many peoples lives.
On behalf of the Heckel family, we are so sorry to hear of Dr. John’s passing and are sending our deepest condolences to the family. He will be greatly missed. You are all in our thoughts and prayers!! Heaven gained another angel!
Dr. Bouhasin was a truly compassionate, as well as skilled, Pediatrician.
Many, many people knew him and loved him. But most likely what they didn’t know is that he was responsible for bringing over many Lebanese children to America through the process of adoption.
When our parents adopted my sister and I from Beirut in the 1960’s, Dr. Bouhasin was the Pediatrician on the United States side, working through Catholic Charities, who evaluated our physical and mental health paving the way for an adoption by our Lebanese parents here in Saint Louis.
He gave us a chance at life and opportunity and love and faith that we would have never had without his initial intervention and lifelong influence in our lives.
He continued to treat us as his Pediatrician all our childhood years. But even more importantly, he remained our lifelong friend to our family and to each of the adopted children he helped save; reveling in all our successes as we grew up stable, strong, loved and happy and Maronite Catholic in America.
Without his involvement we, along with many, many other Lebanese orphans, might never have had the blessing and opportunity to be adopted and brought to America and welcomed into the awesome Saint Louis Lebanese community and faith.
He not only cared for us physically but also spiritually. He was a supreme example of living his Maronite Catholic Faith for us all. Along with his beloved wife Nina and their family.
His dedication and devotion to the Maronite Faith and St. Raymon’s helped us appreciate, understand and practice the jewel of our Catholic Church and Community.
To us children whom he helped in the adoption process he is more than a Doctor. More than our personal Pediatrician. He truly is a Second Father to us. For without him we would have never had the incredible blessing of being welcomed into the home and lives of our adoptive Fathers and Mothers.
On behalf of my long-deceased Adoptive Parents, George and Marie Ganim, we remain grateful beyond words for Dr. Bouhasin’s concern, love and help all throughout our lives.
Although my Birth Mother in Beirut never had the opportunity to meet this Blessed Soul, our Pediatrician and Friend, I am certain she holds a deep gratitude in her heart for the part he played in helping her son find an adoptive, loving home. Especially with a Lebanese family. Dr. John, as he always wished us to call him, fulfilled the deepest desire of her heart and mind that her son would have a better life than she felt she could give him at the time.
To Nina, Dr. Bouhasin’s children and his many wonderful grandchildren our deepest condolences on your loss. Please know you will remain in our prayers and your Husband, Father and Grandfather will forever hold a special place in our heart. For he was a Father to us as well!
Regards,
Nicky and Marie Ganim
To the Bouhasin family—
On behalf of the family of the late Anthony and Eileen Slay (née Forkan), please accept our deepest condolences for the loss of your beloved Patriarch, “Doctor John.” We mourn with you. His absence echoes not just in your hearts, but in the wider circle of those touched by his kindness, wisdom, and grace.
Dr. John will remain in our prayers to Saint Charbel Makhlouf, whose gentle intercession we trust will guide him home.
Our father, Anthony—a first-generation Lebanese American—was the son of Joseph R. and Monietta Slay (née Elias), both of whom journeyed from Hadchit as young children and at different times to St. Louis in the early 1900s. Their passage stitched Lebanon into the fabric of our lives. And so today, with memory and faith, we honor your loss as kin and pilgrims of shared legacy.
danny/
An amazing and wonderful man who truly cared about the people in his life. He treated me and everyone he cared for like family. He will truly be missed and will always be loved! I thank him for his care, guidance and friendship. May he rest in peace. ❤️
Doc John,
I thank the Father of all, for lending us one of his Angels! There are countless times you came to aid my brothers, ease their pain, treat their many hemorrhage, train my parents and even me how to provide emergency care when my brothers needed immediate attention. As my pediatrician, then my children’s then my grand Children, You were a constant and consistent reminder of dedication and Loving care. I still laugh at the goofy nonsense you might pull in an examining room! I Love that God shared you with me and my family. I am a better person for having you as an example of a truly Christian man!
God Bless you and keep you, and Gid please bring Peace and Comfort to all those who grieve your passing. Amen 🙏
He was indeed a great teacher also..He taught me so much raising my children…He was indeed the very best..
Our sincere condolences to the family of Bouhasin , Dr John took care of our children for many years , he was lovable and friendly, very knowledgeable in his craft , we loved as friend and physician for our children.
Dr Robert Alaly and family
To Nina and her family
We were very saddened to hear about the passing of your beloved husband. Our deepest condolences to you and your family. May his soul rest in peace.
Siham and Maurice Sarkis
We are deeply sorry for your loss and extend our heartfelt condolences. Although we never had the privilege of meeting Dr. Bouhasin, the many heartfelt tributes speak volumes about the remarkable person he was and the lasting impact he had on so many lives. May your cherished memories bring you comfort and peace during this difficult time.
With sympathy,
Catalina and Daniel Stancescu
Dr. John was a fabulous man/Dr.. He took care of my little sister and then when I had children he took amazing care of them. He was the absolute best we could ever ask for..He is always and forever in our 💕
GOD BLESS him always and forever
To Nina and all the family
I am so sorry for your loss
my deepest condolences, may his soul rest in peace
Dr. John –
You were my pediatrician and I’m now 63. My mother wound take us to your office on Hampton via bus or taxi from U City. You were always kind and compassionate and were a great doctor.
May you rest in peace!
Stephen Hanon
Dear Nina,
Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your beloved husband.
Despite the distance and absence, you have been always in our mind and we pray to God to keep you in good health as the guardian and mentor of your family.
Bechara & Mireille Ammar
Dear Nina,
I address to you and your family my sincere condolences fornthe loss of your dear husband. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Helen Ammar
Dear Mrs Bouhasin and Family,
Our deepest condolences and sympathy to the loss of your husband Dr. John. Myself, my sister and brother were one of Dr. John’s first patients in the early to mid 60’s in St. Louis. When My father died in a car accident in 1969 my mother moved us to live with her parents in Highland, IL. But that did not stop us from seeing Dr. John. We continued to let Dr. John be our primary doctor. Dr. John especially took care of my brother “David” who was born prematurely at 6 months old and has had numerous medical problems throughout his life! Dr. John was a wonderful doctor, man and human being! He will never be forgotten by our family…
Francey (Mother) – Kids (Mark, Mary Carol and David) Schilli
Dr John Bouhasin,
Epitome of kindness, generosity, gentleman and devoted husband. Nina’s other half and beloved companion 💖 May God bless his memory as he blessed so many 🙏
Bouhasin family, I’m so sorry to hear of Dr. John’s passing. I took my kids and grandkids to him for years. Actually my boys went to him until they were married. We still talk about how they were in their 20’s and he would tell them to raise their arms and he would tickle them. He would laugh as hard as they did. He was a great man!! Your all in my prayers.
Dearest Bouhasin family. As a young girl I remember going to Dr Bouhasin for care and I remember our families gathering to enjoy a delicious home cooked Lebanese dinner. What a special evening! Dr Bouhasin always went above and beyond for our family and your entire family was always so fun, warm, and welcoming. Though it has been decades since our paths crossed all of you left a beautiful footprint in my life. I’m very saddened to learn this news and wish you all peace and healing. Thank you for leaving your footprints! You will always be fondly remembered Dr. John!!
I am one of Dr. Bouhasin’s Hemophilia “graduates” that have made it to age 70. RIP Dr. “John”.
I am just learning of Dr. John’s passing. He was the most wonderful pediatrician to my kids, and they loved his so, He taught me how to be a proactive mother and taught me I was my child’s own best advocate, and never to settle for treatment, or lack of, if my gut told me something different. He was an angel to so many. I know God has a very special place for you. You will be missed until we see you again.