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LIFE AT THE MELKONIAN AGAIN
Gibrahayer
Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra
Last Sunday, 16 January 2011, the grounds of the Melkonian were filled
with life once again on the occasion of the annual parerarnerou
hokehankisd. Older and newer Melkoniantsis, as well as friends of
the Melkonian, were joined together to commemorate the two immortal
benefactors, Agha Krikor and Agha Garabed Melkonian of Caesarea,
whose gift to the Armenian nation was perhaps the greatest of all. The
old and the young prayed in front of the tampan, proudly sang the
school's kaylerk and then wandered around the premises. Some sat at
the benches between the old and the new buildings, reminiscing old
times and sharing new memories, while others had their pictures taken
in front of the Tampan, the Aypoupen, Mayr Hayastan or one of the 7
sandstone statues. But that was between 11:30-12:30 of that Sunday. An
hour later, life was no more at the Melkonian and the parerarner were
once again alone, waiting...
View images of the Melkonian brother's 2011 memorial service here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2097026&id=1543460178&l=5e873c8587
From: A. Papazian
Gibrahayer
Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra
Last Sunday, 16 January 2011, the grounds of the Melkonian were filled
with life once again on the occasion of the annual parerarnerou
hokehankisd. Older and newer Melkoniantsis, as well as friends of
the Melkonian, were joined together to commemorate the two immortal
benefactors, Agha Krikor and Agha Garabed Melkonian of Caesarea,
whose gift to the Armenian nation was perhaps the greatest of all. The
old and the young prayed in front of the tampan, proudly sang the
school's kaylerk and then wandered around the premises. Some sat at
the benches between the old and the new buildings, reminiscing old
times and sharing new memories, while others had their pictures taken
in front of the Tampan, the Aypoupen, Mayr Hayastan or one of the 7
sandstone statues. But that was between 11:30-12:30 of that Sunday. An
hour later, life was no more at the Melkonian and the parerarner were
once again alone, waiting...
View images of the Melkonian brother's 2011 memorial service here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2097026&id=1543460178&l=5e873c8587
From: A. Papazian