Benefactor Edgar Hagopian’s life to be celebrated in MichiganJanuary 19, 2012 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Detroit Chamber Winds Strings will celebrate the life of outstanding benefactor Edgar Hagopian at its next Nightnotes concert on Feb. 3, at Hagopian World of Rugs in Birmingham, Michigan, according to hometownlife.com. Edgar Hagopian, businessman, philanthropist and political activist passed away in March 2011 after a long battle with cancer. He was 80 years old. Hagopian was born in Detroit in 1930, where he grew up and began working in his father’s laboratory while a teen. He attended Cass Tech High School in Detroit, a fact that he was extremely proud of, often commenting on the excellence of the curriculum. After graduating in 1948 he attended the University of Michigan majoring in chemistry until being drafted into the army during the Korean War. Upon returning to the family business he became instrumental in creating a Michigan business success story. Under his leadership Hagopian World of Rugs and Cleaning Services quadrupled in size and currently employs over 150 people. His name has long been associated with carpet cleaning and fine Oriental Rugs. His company’s famous purple cleaning trucks can be seen throughout metro Detroit. Hagopian celebrated 72 years in business since opening in 1939. Mr. Hagopian always practiced an “open door” policy with his employees and was affectionately known company-wide as “Mr. H”. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. |