CYPRIAN ARMENIAN FAMILY OF TUTUNJIANS AMONG VICTIMS OF PLANE CRASH

NICOSIA, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. According to the
newspaper “Marmara”, among those who died as a result of the plane
crash near Greece are the Syprian Armenian husband and wife Hakob and
Hilda Tutunjians with their two sons Ara and Paret. Hakob Tutunjian was
a member of the committee of the Narek seminary. He was the goalkeeper
of the Armenian Youth Football Team for about ten years, and worked
as a coach at the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). Hilda
Tutunjian was an active member of the Cyprian Armenian Community as
well. After her marriage, she participated in the National dance group
and the St Astsutsatsin Church choir. She also served as a member of
the Committee of the Sunday Churches of the Armenian Church in Cyprus
and the Union of Parents at the Narek Seminary. The 16-year-old Ara
was a pupul of the Melgonian seminary, and Paret completed his studies
of the Narek lower classes in June 2005.