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ACTIVIST, BENEFACTOR VIGEN SHAGHZOIAN PASSES AWAY
Vigen Shaghzoian
asbarez
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
LOS ANGELES
Long-time activist and benefactor Vigen Shaghzoian passed away
Friday leaving behind a legacy of service and generous philanthropy
in communities throughout the world.
A state funeral will be held on Saturday, February 26 at 2 p.m. at
Glendale~Rs St. Mary~Rs Armenian Church and will be presided over by
Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirosian. Burial will follow
at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
During his lifetime, Shaghozian has contributed to several community
organizations, including the Armenian Cultural Foundation, the Armenian
National Committee, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia,
the Prelacy of Kuwait and the Gulf Region, the Armenian School in
Kuwait and the community center in Lebanon, which was called the
Shaghzoian center.
Condolences have been offered to the family by the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Western US Central Committee, His Holiness
Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia and Archbishop
Mardirossian, on behalf of the all the boards and committees function
under the auspices of the Western Prelacy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Armenian Cultural
Foundation~Rs ~SVigen Shaghzoian Fund.~T
In upcoming editions of Asbarez, we will highlight Shaghzoian~Rs
lifetime of service to the Armenian community and the Armenian cause.
From: A. Papazian
Vigen Shaghzoian
asbarez
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
LOS ANGELES
Long-time activist and benefactor Vigen Shaghzoian passed away
Friday leaving behind a legacy of service and generous philanthropy
in communities throughout the world.
A state funeral will be held on Saturday, February 26 at 2 p.m. at
Glendale~Rs St. Mary~Rs Armenian Church and will be presided over by
Western Prelate Archbishop Moushegh Mardirosian. Burial will follow
at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.
During his lifetime, Shaghozian has contributed to several community
organizations, including the Armenian Cultural Foundation, the Armenian
National Committee, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia,
the Prelacy of Kuwait and the Gulf Region, the Armenian School in
Kuwait and the community center in Lebanon, which was called the
Shaghzoian center.
Condolences have been offered to the family by the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Western US Central Committee, His Holiness
Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia and Archbishop
Mardirossian, on behalf of the all the boards and committees function
under the auspices of the Western Prelacy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Armenian Cultural
Foundation~Rs ~SVigen Shaghzoian Fund.~T
In upcoming editions of Asbarez, we will highlight Shaghzoian~Rs
lifetime of service to the Armenian community and the Armenian cause.
From: A. Papazian