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The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
July 22, 2010 Thursday
STATE/ROP EDITION
Armen Shamlian Professional photographer, WWII Army sergeant who
snapped Enola Gay A-bomb mission, 86
OBITUARY
Armen Shamlian, 86, beloved husband of Stella, passed away on Monday,
July 19, 2010.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at
St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 200 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.,
Livingston, N.J. Services will be held at the church on Saturday, July
24, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Brigadier General
William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J., on a
later date. Flowers may be sent to Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home,
Livingston, N.J.
A loving and loyal family man, friend, and patriot, Mr. Shamlian was
born in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in Kearny, N.J. A Class of 1940
Kearny High School graduate at age 15, he remained in contact with
many of his fellow classmates.
He had a lifelong passion for photography, training at the Germain
School of Photography in New York, N.Y.
Residing in Cedar Grove, N.J., Montville, N.J. and Branchburg, N.J.,
with Stella, his sweetheart of 60 years, their home was filled with
family, friends, books, art, food, conversation and music. He most
enjoyed listening to jazz, eating vanilla ice cream, and watching the
Mets baseball.
Sgt. Shamlian served his country honorably in World War II in the
United States Army Air Force with the 509th Composite Group on Tinian
Island in the Pacific. He was the photographer who snapped the
memorable photograph of Col. Paul Tibbets waving from the cockpit of
the Enola Gay and many other photographs of the historic event. Among
his numerous medals, Sgt. Shamlian received a Presidential Unit
Citation in 1999 along with the 509th Composite Group.
Artist and businessman, he founded Armen Photographers in Newark, N.J.
in 1963. His photography business kept him active into his eighth
decade.
He was a lifelong member of the New York Press Photographers
Association and served many commercial clients over the years.
Above all, Armen will be remembered for his infectious smile, kind
manner and gentle humor that he shared with family, friends,
colleagues and acquaintances.
Family includes his wife, Stella (nee Keosaian); three daughters,
Virginia and husband, Richard Koehler, Susan, and Christine and
significant other Kirk Litman; grandchildren, Michele Kitchen,
Jonathan and Jeffrey Cohrs and Sean Tierney and the late Marc Kitchen,
and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and his Army pal, Lt. Jack
Widowsky.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Mary Armenian
Apostolic Church or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
From: A. Papazian
July 22, 2010 Thursday
STATE/ROP EDITION
Armen Shamlian Professional photographer, WWII Army sergeant who
snapped Enola Gay A-bomb mission, 86
OBITUARY
Armen Shamlian, 86, beloved husband of Stella, passed away on Monday,
July 19, 2010.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at
St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church, 200 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.,
Livingston, N.J. Services will be held at the church on Saturday, July
24, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the Brigadier General
William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J., on a
later date. Flowers may be sent to Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home,
Livingston, N.J.
A loving and loyal family man, friend, and patriot, Mr. Shamlian was
born in Manhattan, N.Y., and raised in Kearny, N.J. A Class of 1940
Kearny High School graduate at age 15, he remained in contact with
many of his fellow classmates.
He had a lifelong passion for photography, training at the Germain
School of Photography in New York, N.Y.
Residing in Cedar Grove, N.J., Montville, N.J. and Branchburg, N.J.,
with Stella, his sweetheart of 60 years, their home was filled with
family, friends, books, art, food, conversation and music. He most
enjoyed listening to jazz, eating vanilla ice cream, and watching the
Mets baseball.
Sgt. Shamlian served his country honorably in World War II in the
United States Army Air Force with the 509th Composite Group on Tinian
Island in the Pacific. He was the photographer who snapped the
memorable photograph of Col. Paul Tibbets waving from the cockpit of
the Enola Gay and many other photographs of the historic event. Among
his numerous medals, Sgt. Shamlian received a Presidential Unit
Citation in 1999 along with the 509th Composite Group.
Artist and businessman, he founded Armen Photographers in Newark, N.J.
in 1963. His photography business kept him active into his eighth
decade.
He was a lifelong member of the New York Press Photographers
Association and served many commercial clients over the years.
Above all, Armen will be remembered for his infectious smile, kind
manner and gentle humor that he shared with family, friends,
colleagues and acquaintances.
Family includes his wife, Stella (nee Keosaian); three daughters,
Virginia and husband, Richard Koehler, Susan, and Christine and
significant other Kirk Litman; grandchildren, Michele Kitchen,
Jonathan and Jeffrey Cohrs and Sean Tierney and the late Marc Kitchen,
and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and his Army pal, Lt. Jack
Widowsky.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to St. Mary Armenian
Apostolic Church or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
From: A. Papazian