VAHEY M. PAHIGIAN, M.D.
June 10, 1918 — October 17, 2013
VAHEY M. PAHIGIAN, M.D.
95, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 17, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth S. (Champlin) Pahigian, RN. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Mihran and Haiganoush (Boyajian) Pahigian. He attended Lowell High, University of Rhode Island, and Tufts Medical School. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the 3rd Army Medical Corps during World War-II as a field-hospital surgeon. Dr. Pahigian was the former Chief of General Surgery at Women & Infants Hospital and consulting surgeon at RI Hospital. He ran his own private-physician practice until retiring in early 2013.
He is survived by his loving children; Beth Pahigian of Berlin, NH, and Craig Pahigian of Auburn, NH; and was the dear brother of the late Victoria Bagian. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Monday, October 21st at 11 a.m. in Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, Providence. Burial at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence will be private and visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church, 70 Jefferson St., Providence, RI 02908.
He is survived by his loving children; Beth Pahigian of Berlin, NH, and Craig Pahigian of Auburn, NH; and was the dear brother of the late Victoria Bagian. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Monday, October 21st at 11 a.m. in Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, Providence. Burial at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence will be private and visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Church, 70 Jefferson St., Providence, RI 02908.
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