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MOORAD MOORADIAN, SOLDIER AND SCHOLAR, DIES
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Wednesd ay October 07, 2009
Richmond, Va. - Moorad Mooradian died on September 30 in Richmond, Va.
He was born in Rhode Island, graduated from Central High School,
RIC, and URI, and received a Ph.D. from George Mason University
in Virginia. He was a four-time Fulbright Scholar to Armenia and
established the first conflict center in the former Soviet Union
states at Yerevan State University.
He was a highly decorated 30-year Army veteran who served his country
in Vietnam, a consummate teacher, an accomplished reporter and author,
a sought-after speaker, and a champion for Armenian causes both in
America and Armenia. He was a longtime executive board member for
the Armenia Tree Project.
Col. Mooradian leaves his wife Lillian; their four children, sons
Paul, Martin, and Gregory Mooradian, daughter Natalie Hogan, and
their spouses; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He
also leaves two sisters, Anahith Boyajian and Beatrice Petricone,
and an extended family of cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A requiem service was held Sunday, October 4, at 12:30 p.m. at
St. James Armenian Apostolic Church, Richmond, Va.
Interment was announced for Monday, October 5, at 1:15 p.m. at the
Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, Va.
Another requiem service will be held on Sunday, October 11, at 1:00
p.m. in Providence, at SS Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church,
70 Jefferson St., Providence.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested for the Armenia Tree
Project at their Web site, www.armeniatree.org, or by phone in the
Watertown, Mass., office, (617) 926-TREE (8733).
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2009-10-07 -moorad-mooradian-soldier-and-scholar-dies
Wednesd ay October 07, 2009
Richmond, Va. - Moorad Mooradian died on September 30 in Richmond, Va.
He was born in Rhode Island, graduated from Central High School,
RIC, and URI, and received a Ph.D. from George Mason University
in Virginia. He was a four-time Fulbright Scholar to Armenia and
established the first conflict center in the former Soviet Union
states at Yerevan State University.
He was a highly decorated 30-year Army veteran who served his country
in Vietnam, a consummate teacher, an accomplished reporter and author,
a sought-after speaker, and a champion for Armenian causes both in
America and Armenia. He was a longtime executive board member for
the Armenia Tree Project.
Col. Mooradian leaves his wife Lillian; their four children, sons
Paul, Martin, and Gregory Mooradian, daughter Natalie Hogan, and
their spouses; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He
also leaves two sisters, Anahith Boyajian and Beatrice Petricone,
and an extended family of cousins, nieces, and nephews.
A requiem service was held Sunday, October 4, at 12:30 p.m. at
St. James Armenian Apostolic Church, Richmond, Va.
Interment was announced for Monday, October 5, at 1:15 p.m. at the
Quantico National Cemetery, 18424 Joplin Road, Triangle, Va.
Another requiem service will be held on Sunday, October 11, at 1:00
p.m. in Providence, at SS Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church,
70 Jefferson St., Providence.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested for the Armenia Tree
Project at their Web site, www.armeniatree.org, or by phone in the
Watertown, Mass., office, (617) 926-TREE (8733).