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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL TO BE PLACED IN U.S. CITY OF TROY
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 25, 2012 - 12:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument Committee
co-chair Ralph Enokian was contacted by Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia
and informed that the Armenian Heritage Memorial would be placed on
the previously consecrated ground north of the Vietnam Memorial. The
memorial will be created and installed by Grethen-Cahringer Memorials
of Lansingburgh, according to The Troy Record.
The decision comes after years of tension between the city and the
committee.
"There have been years of work to make this memorial a reality,"
said county legislator Tutunjian, who represents the city of Troy on
the legislature.
The memorial effort was conceived, and has been spear-headed by,
the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, a fraternal Armenian service
organization. They formed the Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument
Committee in 2005, which has been working to place a memorial in the
city's vicinity.
The memorial will reflect the positive contributions their community
has made to Troy and the capital region, and would serve to honor
victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as those of all genocides.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 25, 2012 - 12:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument Committee
co-chair Ralph Enokian was contacted by Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia
and informed that the Armenian Heritage Memorial would be placed on
the previously consecrated ground north of the Vietnam Memorial. The
memorial will be created and installed by Grethen-Cahringer Memorials
of Lansingburgh, according to The Troy Record.
The decision comes after years of tension between the city and the
committee.
"There have been years of work to make this memorial a reality,"
said county legislator Tutunjian, who represents the city of Troy on
the legislature.
The memorial effort was conceived, and has been spear-headed by,
the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, a fraternal Armenian service
organization. They formed the Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument
Committee in 2005, which has been working to place a memorial in the
city's vicinity.
The memorial will reflect the positive contributions their community
has made to Troy and the capital region, and would serve to honor
victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as those of all genocides.