George Jamgochian

George Jamgochian, 91, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016. He was born on January 29, 1925 in Highland Park, MI to Mike and Ann Jamgochian, who were survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
George grew up in Lincoln Park, MI. He served in the US Navy in WW11 from July 1943 to February 1946 as a Radioman, Second Class and received the Philippine Liberation Medal with two stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal with three stars and the Victory Medal. His nickname given to him by his fellow sailors in the Navy was ‘Jambo’. George attended several annual reunions around the USA with the crew of the USS Fremont.
George received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology in 1952. He received his Master of Business Administration from Adelphi University in 1971. In his career he worked for several government contractors in aeronautics and aerospace.
George married Rose (nee Azarian) in 1954 in Detroit, MI and moved to Elmont, NY to raise their children. They were happily married for 62 years.
The family were members of the Armenian Church of the Holy Martyrs in Bayside, NY and George was a member of the Men’s Club as well as a member of the Knights of Vartan. He loved jazz and big band swing music. He played the saxophone and clarinet and attended music classes at the Westchester Music Conservatory. He loved watching sporting events especially his favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers and favorite football team, the Detroit Lions. He loved Armenian history, culture and language and took Armenian classes and visited Armenia with his wife in 2005. His biggest enjoyment was spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. George and Rose moved to Hartsdale in Westchester County, NY in 1996 and became members of the St. Gregory The Enlightener Armenian Church in White Plains, NY.
George was preceded in death by his parents and sister Alice and her husband Mack Matulich.
George is survived by his loving wife Rose and their three children; George B. Jamgochian and his wife Kim; Karen Turrisi and her husband Larry; and Lynn Aslanian and her husband Rich. He is also survived by his eight grandchildren; Lauren, Marielle, Lily, Michael, Vanessa, George, Brian and Lia as well as his niece Nancy Haff and nephew Mark Matulich and their families.
A wake will take place at St. Gregory The Enlightener Armenian Church in White Plains, NY on Thursday, June 23rd from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 24th at St. Gregory The Enlightener Armenian Church at 11am. Burial services will follow the funeral at Cedar Grove Cemetery, 130-04 Horace Harding Expy, Flushing, NY.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to St. Gregory The Enlightener Armenian Church or St. Nersess Armenian Seminary.