IN COMMEMORATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS ARMENIAN TRICOLOUR RAISED IN FRONT OF PEABODY CITY HALL
Noyan Tapan
April 22, 2008
PEABODY, APRIL 22, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. On April 17 the
he deep red, blue, and orange colors of the Armenian flag was raised
in front of City Hall in remembrance of the 93rd anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide. The flag was raised by the only Genocide survivor
able to attend this year’s event, 98-year-old Carl Mootafian. This
ceremony has become a meaningful tradition in Peabody since former
Mayor Peter Torigian, whose father was a Genocide survivor, first
organized the event 30 years ago. "Pete was not only a great mayor,
he was someone who had a great love for Armenian people," said Mayor
Michael Bonfanti.