Malek Zakaria Majzoub, 67, peacefully departed this life and entered into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA, with family and friends praying. He was born in Lebanon on April 11, 1954, and was raised in Detroit, MI. Malek was the son of the late Zakaria Joseph Majzoub and Barbara Lorraine Cox. He attended Detroit Public Schools and furthered his education with a combination of collegiate studies, completing his degree summa cum laude, Six Sigma (Black Belt) accreditations and a host of security and law enforcement achievements. Malek, who accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, was an active member of Bethel Temple Church for many years, serving faithfully as a risk management leader.

Malek retired from Ford Motor Company with 33 years of service, where he oversaw production, logistics, engineering, and procurement. In parallel to his career at Ford, Malek followed his passion for security and law enforcement, and began a second career as a law enforcement officer, serving for over 27 years. He volunteered as a reservist for Oakland County Sheriff in Michigan and continued his service in Virginia as a volunteer for both the Portsmouth Police Department and Portsmouth Sheriff's Office, ending his watch as Sgt. Malek Majzoub . Malek didn't stop there…

Malek was the executive vice-president of LHIC, Inc., providing local and international services to their clients. He had extensive experience in cross border transactions for the purchase, shipment, and sale of various commodities. Malek also had extensive security experience. His security background included Virginia State Certified (DCJS) as a Personal Protection Specialist, Executive Protection for CEOs and Royal Saudi Family, and a State Department Security team member. He worked in the US, Africa and the Middle East, and was trained in counter terrorism by the U.S. Navy and FBI. His travels and opportunities took him through Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Kenya, and Tanzania.  Additionally, Malek was a member of security teams in Iraq and Afghanistan where he provided business and operations management, working as a contractor for Blackwater. Malek was also the Co-Founder of Strategic Security Systems (3SL), a security company located in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and Afghanistan.

As Malek received the spirit of wisdom and revelation according to Ephesians 1:17, he was moved to live out this declaration: "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ," (Philippians 3:8 KJV).

Our beloved Malek thoroughly enjoyed living life. He was an awesome husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother, son, and true friend. Malek enjoyed having wonderful gatherings, showing off his culinary skills for his family and friends, or simply having good fellowship with much laughter, learning, and teaching about history. You'd commonly find him engaging in great discussions at the coffee shop or wherever you may have crossed paths, joining him in conversation about solving the world's problems. In these gatherings, Malek's faith in the Lord shined bright!

Malek leaves to cherish his loving wife, Melvina J. Majzoub; two siblings, Michelle (Michael) Van Hook, Marc (Tina) Majzoub; three children, Jennifer Lee Majzoub, Whitney Rae Majzoub, Joseph Malek (Jessica) Majzoub; eight grandchildren, Celeste Gappi Majzoub, Juan Raul Martinez, Tianna Rose Weikert, Ariana Haven Majzoub, Sophia Isabella Matar, Asher Joseph Matar, Emil Joseph Majzoub, Jace Zakaria Niemi; one great-grandchild, Zayn Luis Majzoub Sanchez; Aunt Nabila Majzoub; father in-law, Rev. Larry A. Jones; mother-in-law, Mary H.D. Jones; three sisters-in law, Toya D. Jones, Karmika C. Jones, Larkita J. (Chris) Robinson; another brother in-law, Larry G. Jones; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Well done thou good and faithful servant! (Matt. 25:21).

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM, Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Bethel Temple Church in Hampton, VA.

A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Monday, January 24, 2022, at Bethel Temple Church with burial following at Peninsula Memorial Park.

Arrangements by W. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home.