Family of Hamilton city worker killed on the job raises money for others: ‘He would have loved this’ [Video]

When Lina El Ali opened the door to the police that Friday morning, she had no idea what was coming.

Minutes later, her world changed. Her husband, Nabil El-Ahmed — a 55-year-old City of Hamilton worker and the father of their three children — had been killed while on duty.

Working outside on Golf Links Road, as part of the Public Works team, El-Ahmed was struck by a car and died on April 4. 

In the weeks since El-Ahmed’s death, El Ali and her children have chosen to honour his memory not only through mourning, but through action. They’ve launched a fundraiser in his name, supporting charities that are overseeing the construction of a well in rural Pakistan, providing medical aid to Palestinians and humanitarian aid to other war-torn regions.

“He would have loved this,” Jeanine, El-Ahmed’s 26-year-old daughter, told CBC Hamilton from their home in Ancaster.

Hadi, El-Ahmed’s youngest …