ARMEN HOVNANIAN DIES AT 76

AZG Armenian Daily
22/06/2006

On June 2, pharmacist Armen Hovnanian from Farmington Hills, Detroit,
died at the William Beaumont Hospital at 76.

Born in Akron, Ohio, Hovnanian moved to Detroit with his family
while still a child. While working at a drug store as 13-year-old
boy, he firmly decided to become a pharmacist. After graduating high
school in 1947, he attended the Detroit Institute of Technology and
graduated in 1951 with a pharmacy degree. He used that knowledge to
become a leader in one of Michigan’s largest drugstore chains during
the 1970s. He was promoted to executive vice president of the company
in 1971 and was responsible for sales. He helped the store develop
the concept of a one-stop drugstore, which sold pharmacy items along
with other merchandise.

Armen Hovnanian served in the US Army during the World War II for two
years as a lab technician. He loved classical music and was a Detroit
Tigers baseball fan, the Armenian Mirror Spectator weekly reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress