Obituary: Former News staffer Araik Barsegian, 48
New York Daily News
March 1 2005
Araik Barsegian, a former Daily News editorial systems editor, died
Saturday after suffering a massive heart attack at his Queens home.
He was 48.
Barsegian, who lived in Auburndale, left The News in 1999 to become
the vice president of database administration for Merrill Lynch.
He was born and raised in Armenia, and emigrated to the United States
in 1991.
He earned math and computer science degrees from the State University
of Armenia.
He is survived by his wife, Karine Sogomonian; two children, Gary
and Areg; a brother, Artour; a sister-in-law, Margarita, and a niece,
Arpine.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Edward
Lynch Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Queens.
A religious service will be held at 8 tonight at the funeral home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow, also at the funeral
home.
Burial will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Flushing.
New York Daily News
March 1 2005
Araik Barsegian, a former Daily News editorial systems editor, died
Saturday after suffering a massive heart attack at his Queens home.
He was 48.
Barsegian, who lived in Auburndale, left The News in 1999 to become
the vice president of database administration for Merrill Lynch.
He was born and raised in Armenia, and emigrated to the United States
in 1991.
He earned math and computer science degrees from the State University
of Armenia.
He is survived by his wife, Karine Sogomonian; two children, Gary
and Areg; a brother, Artour; a sister-in-law, Margarita, and a niece,
Arpine.
Visitation will be today from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Edward
Lynch Funeral Home in Sunnyside, Queens.
A religious service will be held at 8 tonight at the funeral home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow, also at the funeral
home.
Burial will be at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Flushing.