Edward-Tiryakian-Obituary

Dr Edward Ashod Tiryakian

Durham, North Carolina

Aug 6, 1929 – Feb 1, 2025 (Age 95)

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BORN
August 6, 1929
DIED
February 1, 2025
AGE
95
LOCATION
Durham, North Carolina

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Dr Edward Ashod Tiryakian August 6, 1929 - February 1, 2025 Durham, North Carolina - Longtime Duke sociology faculty member Edward Ashod Tiryakian passed on Feb. 1 at his home in Durham. He was 95 years old. Born in 1929, the only son of Yervant and Keghinee Tiryakian, he grew up in Bronxville,...

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Dearest Josefina, Edmund and Edwyn, Please accept our deepest sympathy. We will forever remember Ed's soft speaking voice and his heartwarming smile.

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What a wonderful, warm, caring, gentle person to all who knew him.

I´m so sorry to hear of Edward´s passing. I worked with his son, Ed, when we were fundraising for the Church. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Certainly, a long life well lived.

I am sorry I cannot attend the services. Ed and Josefina have been on my mind a lot recently.