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Herminé Afarian Menakian (1929-2015): My Teacher
Herminé Afarian Menakian passed away recently, on Jan. 21, 2015.2 She was born in Damascus, Syria, to Manuel and “Filor” Afarian, forced deportees from Gurun, Turkey, who established residence in...
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George Basmajian (1943-2015)
George Basmajian passed away on March 6 in Los Angeles, Calif. Born in Aleppo in 1943, George leaves behind his loving wife, Shakeh Basmajian. He will be sorely missed by his family, which includes Mr....
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Sara Vosgarichian Dedicated Her Life to the ARS
HAVERHILL, Mass.—For more than 50 years, Zarouhi (Sara) Vosgarichian was all heart and soul when it came to the Armenian Relief Society (ARS), both inside her own community and with events that...
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Robert Joseph Kessel (1934-2015)
Robert Joseph Kessel passed away on March 1, in Gaylord, Mich. He was born in Pontiac on June 17, 1934, on Fathers’ Day. Bob was the only child of Bertram and Marguerite Kessel. His father was a...
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Charlie Jamgochian Embraced His Church
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—The St. Gregory Armenian Church community has lost its oldest and most venerable member. Charlie Jamgochian lights a final candle at his beloved St. Gregory Church. Charlie...
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Zareh Gregorian
Born in Tabriz, Iran, to Levon and Nektar Gregorian, Zareh Gregorian was the youngest of five brothers, Hrach, Rouben, Asik, and his surviving brother Henry. Zareh Gregorian Zareh received his early...
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Dr. Ara Caprielian (1943-2015)
Arevik and Ara Caprielian in Yerevan Dr. Ara Caprielian, 72, passed away on Tues., April 14, in New York. He was an active and dedicated member of the Armenian community. Unger Caprielian was a former...
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Ara Caprielian Lived the Golden Armenian Life
NEW YORK—Dr. Ara Caprielian didn’t have to mine for gold in the hills and streams of California to discover his richness. He was born with it! Dr. Ara Caprielian Those who knew him would tend to agree....
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Dr. Jacob S. Nakshian, Jr.: An Appreciation
By Sonia I. Ketchian Dr. Jacob Sarkis Nakshian, Jr., of Attleboro, Mass., who died on Jan. 4, 2015, was the younger son born on June 17, 1927, in Providence, R.I., to Jacob Nakshian, Sr., who founded a...
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Berjouhi Kailian (1914-2014)
By Sahag Dakesian Born on Oct. 25, 1914, in Kghi, Western Armenia, Berjouhi (Berj) and her mother, Alem Alemian Siroonian, escaped the Armenian Genocide and immigrated to the United States in 1919. On...
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In Memory of Unger Ara Caprielian
On Sun. May 31, a 40-day Requiem Service (Karasunk) in memory of Dr. Ara Caprielian will be held at the St. Illuminator’s Armenian Cathedral in Manhattan, N.Y. Unger Ara Caprielian An active and...
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‘Ready to Fight for Armenia’: A Remembrance of Maral Melkonian Avetisyan
When I Wake Up When I wake up I look forward to a good day. When I wake up I look forward to telling more people about Armenia. When I wake up I look forward to fight for Armenia. When I wake up I...
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Armine M. Saryan (1921-2015)
Armine Manoukian Saryan was born on Feb. 11, 1921, in Talas, Asia Minor, and passed away on May 13, 2015, at her home in Thousand Oaks, Calif., with her children by her side. She was the fourth child...
View ArticleZarry Sahagian Sarkisian (1925-2015)
Zarry Sahagian Sarkisian died in her sleep in the early afternoon on Fri., June 26, succumbing to a weakened heart, failing kidneys, and eventually cancer. Son George was at her side as she drew her...
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Ken Najarian (1955-2015)
Kenneth Earl Najarian, MD, FSIR, 60, of Charlotte, Vt., and of “Shore Acres” North Kingstown, R.I., an interventional radiologist and a professor of radiology at the University of Vermont College of...
View ArticleRose DerSahakian, 103
Rose DerSahakian, 103, of Westborough, Mass., passed away peacefully on July 7 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her daughter Teresa and her husband Timothy O’Day of...
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Megerdich ‘Mike’ Megerdichian (1957-2015)
Megerdich “Mike” Megerdichian was born on June 23, 1957, in Springfield, Mass., to the late Antranig and Mariam Mkrtschjan. The second of three siblings, he followed sister Varteni and was later...
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Arax Kesdekian Suny (1917- 2015)
Arax Kesdekian Suny (1917- 2015) Arax Suny died peacefully in Flourtown, Pa., at the age of 98. She died from old age with no underlying illness. The mother of Ronald Grigor Suny, Professor of History...
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In Memoriam: Thomas Nishan Toumajan (1938-2014)
Thomas Nishan Toumajan (1938-201Thomas Nishan Toumajan was born at Harvard University Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 26, 1938. He was the oldest of three sons of Armenian immigrants, Nishan...
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Vahakn Hovnanian Passes Away at Age 83
Vahakn Hovnanian (Photo: Photolure) Armenian businessman and benefactor Vahakn Hovnanian passed away on Aug. 31, at the age of 83, Hovnanian International announced. Vahakn Stephan Hovnanian was a...
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