Day: March 5, 2024
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Death Notice: Marie Chekian
Marie ChekianMARIE (BAGHDOYAN) CHEKIAN
Born in 1928, Aleppo, Syria
Marie Chekian, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and relative, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic church, located at 5315 W. McFadden Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92704. Interment will follow at Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park, located at 1625 Gisler Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
She is survived by her:
Daughter, Araxy Aykanian
Son, Vahe and Hermine Chekian
Daughter, Nectar and Koko Kalajian
Sister, Lousin (Baghdoyan) Krishian (Lebanon)
Grandchildren, Dr. Haygoush Kalinian
Maral Kalinian and Jason Lee
Raffie Kalajian and children
Shant and Lisa Dakessian and children
Dikran and Talar Chekian and child
Aret and Lara Aramian
And all Baghdoyan, Chekian, Kalajian, Aykanian, Moroyan, Dakessian, Shirikian, Terzian and Aramian families, relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ARS Karni Chapter, Armenia Scholarship Fund, P.O.Box 2303, Mission Viejo, CA 92690, or the Charlie Keyan Armenian Community School, 108 N. Villa Ave., Clovis, CA 93612, or Massis Weekly Armenian newspaper, 1060 N. Allen Ave., Pasadena, CA 91104.
On March 5, a solemn event dedicated to the 65th birthday of Armenia’s National Hero Vazgen Sargsyan was held at the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after Alexander Spendiaryan.
During the event, speeches were made by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, Vazgen Sargsyan’s brother Aram Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board of the Yerkapah Volunteers Union Sasun Mikayelyan, and Grigor Ohanyan, a member of the Youth Yerkapah Club.
Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Avinyan, representatives of the legislative and executive bodies, other high-ranking officials, servicemen, culture and science figures and others were present at the solemn event.
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