John Kazanjian

KAZANJIAN John, 98, died Wednesday, March 11th at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Relatives and friends are invited to call at St. Mary's Armenian Church, 200 West Mt. Pleasant Ave. (Route 10), Livingston, on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. The funeral will be at the church on Saturday, March 14th at 10 AM followed by the interment at East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. Please omit flowers but contributions in his memory may be made to St. Mary's Armenian Church Endowment Fund or a charity of your preference. John was born in Jersey City and lived in Newark before moving to West Orange in 1963. John received his BA from Rutgers in English and History in 1935 and his Masters in History from Montclair University in 1950. Most recently he was a Management Development and Training Director for West Electric, Kearny, for 30 years retiring in 1976. He also was an adjunct Professor of Management at New York University for 20 years, where he received a citation for Outstanding Teacher; he also was a professor of Business Management at St. Peter's College and Kean University where he received a citation for developing courses in management and during the 1940's and 1950's he was a lecturer of English at Rutgers in Newark and Piscataway. He also was involved in the development of managing programs in North Jersey hospitals. John was a member of the American Society for Training and Development Society. He also served on the Committee for Clark Foundation developing programs for senior citizens administered by the Human Resources Department of NYC and did course evaluations for college credits that were conducted by private businesses. John also served in the Air Force during World War II. Surviving are his cousins, Rev. Archpriest Arshag Daghlian, Eddie Daghlian, Evelyn Kalpagian, Armen Tomasian and many other relatives.