Charles Hamad, owner/president of Hamad Tire Inc., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. He was 65.
Hamad opened his first tire store in 1969, and he operated the business with his sons Charlie, Mike, Nick and Alex. Hamad Tire now has four locations in Ohio -- in Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Mansfield and Sandusky.
For those wishing to make a donation in his memory, see The Cleveland Clinic Foundation at http://ccf.convio.net/goto/chuck.