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Obituaries '
THOMAS R. BAUMGARTNER JR.
On 15 February 2003. in MrMinmIillt, 0mgon, t/zr Uniml 5mm.
Thomas Baumgarmer was born on :7. April 1922 in Kansas City. Kansas. He first learned oflhe Faith in his teens in Miami. Florida, and after becoming a Babe“ in 1940, at the age of :8, he went on (0 live a life ofdistinguished service. He was initially active in the Miami Bahi’f community, was elected to the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Dade County, Flarida, and later to the first Asscmhly in North Dade County. In 1958, he departed with his wife Dorothy and [heir five sons for Alaska, one of the goal regions of the Ten Year Crusade. Undercrred by the harsh conditions, they mad: their first home in the North Pole region‘ The family ultimaKely lived in some 14 dif- ferent locales, including native villages, where they taught the Bahé’l’ Faith (0 members of the Inupiat, Athabascan, and Tlingir peoples. Mr. Baumgarmer and his wife also adopted a daughter while living in Alaska. He worked for a time at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and also in telecommunications, spending 16 years in the development and insmllarion of satcllite—based telephone service in many remote regions of Alaska. Some ofhis other efl'orts for the Faith inciuded undertaking nnmcp ous trips [0 assist in the growth and development of Baby“ communities in Alaska, Canada. the United States, and Dominica. The family moved back to the United States in the early [9705 and he continued to serve the Faith (here umil his death.
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JOAN CAMRASS
On 17 Sepmnber 2002, in Henderson, Awkbzmi. New Zealand.
Joan Cynthia Heslop was born on 27 April 1926 in Harrogate, Yorkshire. England. After graduating from the University of Oxford in England. she worked as a teacher, occupying the post of head of the Geography Depart- ment at Roundhay High School for Girls in Leeds until 1960. She was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society in 1953. During the 19605 and 705. she wrote textbooks for secondary schools. In 1961 she married Rex Cammss. Mrs. Camrass became a Bahé’i in 1974 in Samoa and soon dedicated her . efforts to sewing the Bahé'i’ community in New Zealand. She served on the Auckland City Local Spiritual Assembly from 1975 to 1978 and on the Manukau Assembly from 1979 to 1983. She was widowed in 1978 and from that year until 1992 worked in New Zealand's national Bahd'f archives. There. she was devoted to caring for and cataloging the history and archives of the country’s Bahé'i community. She initiated the filing system of the National Spiritual Assembly and wrote an instructional booklet on keeping archives. In 2001, her book Rtm/utt Advance, a history of the development of the Faith in New Zealand. was published by Viking Press. To honor her memory and her efforts, the National Spiritual Assembly renamed its national library the Joan Camrass Reference Library.
ARAMIS COSTAS
On 18 September 2002. in Bumra. Buena: Aim. Argmtina,
Aramis Orlando Costas was born on 31January 1932. in José Mérmol. Buenos Aires. His parents became Bahé'is in 1941 and from that point raised their childten in the Faith. Mr. Costas afiirmed his belief in 194s and later took the Faith to new regions ofArgentina. He worked as a designer and sign maker and was able to travel widely in pursuit of the needs of the Argentinean Bahé’f community. He married Lydia Barscllini in 1958 and they traveled together, accompanied by their only son, to carry out an intensive program of expan— sion of Bahi'f communities in the Mapuche area in General Roca. They established the first Local Assembly in General Roca in 1969, and during the family's four years there Mr. Costas had a regular radio program about the Faith, with listeners as fir away as Chile. He was aLw instrumental. with his wife, in deveIOping Argentina's first national bulletin in 1962. He served on the Local Assembly of Mmirante Brown from 1976 until 1999 and, in 1967, Mr. Costa: was elected to the Spiritual Assembly of Argentina.
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LACEY CRAWFORD
On 21 july 2002. in Columbia, South Carolina. the United States.
Lacey Crawford was born on 17. December 1920 in Toledo, Ohio, and be— came a Bahé'f in 1964. after a tour of duty in the US Army. A graduate in photography from the Illinois Institute ochchnology, he worked for Johnson Publishing Co.. the world's largest black-owned publisher. His work as the lead photographer for a groundbreaking article on the Bahé'f Faith in Ebony magazine was used in Bahé'l’ teaching materials. During the 19605, he moved with his wife, Ethel. to South Carolina to teach the Bath“ Faith in the rural areas of the American South. In 1968 he abandoned a promising career as a highly regarded photographer to serve at the Bahé’f World Centre in Haifa, Israel, where he was the head ofthe Audio—Visual Department for more than 20 years. Returning to South Carolina in 1993. he and Ethel served the Cause with distinction. In its letter after his death, the Universal House ofjustice particularly recalled his “steadfast faith and resolute devotion that shone through a gentle but enthusiastic spirit."
UNA DEAN
On S Marti] 2003, in Edmonton, Alberta. Canada.
Daughter of Hand of the Cause of God George Townshend and his wife Nancy, Una Townshend was born in Ireland on 20 April 1921. She attended a women’s college in Chcltcnham. England. and was active as a Bahé'i' from early on in her life. first in Ireland and later in Italy, serving there as a member OFLhe British armed forces during World War II. In 1946 she became the first Bahé‘i’ to settle in Dublin and was later a member of that city‘s first Local Spiritual Assembly. She also helped establish the first Local Spiritual Assembiy in Liverpool. In October 1953, to fulfill a goal of the Ten Year Crusade, she became the first Bahd’f in Malta. an act For which Shoghi EFfendi named her a Knight of Bahai'u'lla’h. In a letter to her father, Shoghi Efiendi wrote: “The work so splendidly initiated by your dear daughter is unique, historic, and of vital importance. I admire her courage, zeal. devotion, and perseverance.“ She returned to Ireland in 1954 to aid her ailing father and assist him in writ- ing Christ and Bahd'u’lld/I, which Shoghi Efiendi called Mr. Townshend‘s “crowning achievement." After her father's death in March 1957. she moved to Canada. On a trip to Seattle she met and later married Richard (Dick) Dean and the couple settled in Edmonton, where she sewed on the Local Spiritual Assembly until 1987. The Denns' daughter, Famh. has a severe mental disability. and the family was among the founding members of the Alberta Association of Families in Action for the Dependent Handicapped. In a message after her passing. the Universal House ofjustice wrote of her “exemplary courage” in
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taking the message of Baha’u’llah [0 the people of Malta and requeSted that the Bahé’ls of Ireland hold a memorial service to celebrate her life and services to the Bahé’f community.
FRANCES B. EDELSTEIN
On 22 February 2003, in Mmfird, Oregon, 2/7: United States.
Frances Bradford Jones was born on 8 April 1910 in Manituck, New York, and embraced the Bahé'f Faith in 1938. During the 19305 and 405 her work for the Bahé’f community included efforts to improve race relations. In 1943, she assisted in forming the first local Spiritual Assembly in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Other services included working as secretary of the New York Bahfi‘l Center and the Green Acre Bahé'f School in Maine; she also served on Local Spiritual Assemblies in New Jersey and California. In 1954, she pioneered to Famagusta, Cyprus, at the request of Shoghi Effendi and stayed For two years before returning to the United States. Later she helped to form the first Lo- cal Spiritual Assembly in Lucerne, Switzerland, where she lived from 1960 to 1963. She married Ephraim “Frank” Edelstein in 1969; he died in 1973. Her last few years were spent in a care facility. Though blind, she still taught the Faith actively to all with whom she came in contact.
DAWN EDWARDS
On 24 December 2002, in Bellingham, Washington, the United States.
Dawn Edwards was born around 1916. Her serviées to the Babe“ Faith included pioneering to Nepal from 1972 to 1975, to Turkey in 1975, and to Thailand from 1976 to 1978. She also undertook a trip to Romania in May and June 1991. Her published works about the Babe“ Faith include Pocket Thoughts, Bdhtt’ ’lBasits, and Petal: afl’nmy In its message after her passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote that her “selfless services" as a pioneer were a “testament to her devotion” to the Faith.
ELAINE EILERS
0n 3 November 2002, in Hararr, Zimbabwe.
Elaine Snider was born in Champaign, Illinois, the United States, on 15 De— cember 1917. Her Father, Howard J. Snider, was a Knight of Bahé'u’lléh, and they served together on the first Local Spiritual Assembly omeyrna. Georgia. She was also a member of the District Teaching Committee in Northern Georgia during the 19605 and ’7os. She studied interior decoration, was an artist by profession, and was a contributor to the Brilliant Star children’s magazine. She married William Eilers and the couple had three sons. Though she was partially paralde in her left leg from polio in 1949, it did not stop her travels for the Faith. A pioneer to Malawi in the early 19705. she was only
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able to stay for a year and a half before returning to the United States due to visa problems. In 1976, she returned to Africa, this time settling in the area of Rhodesia that would later become Zimbabwe, and remained there until the end of her life. Her services to the Baha'i community in Zimbabwe included membership on various national and local committees. and work in the office of the Continental Board of Counsellors. She also oHered financial assistance I'D many Zimbabweans for their education and contributed to the construction of seminar Facilities and the national center in Harare.
KHOJASTEH KIYANI
On 11 Nautmber 2002. in Begnim. Vaud. Switzerbmal
Khojastch Khorshand was born in 19x7 in Tehran, Persia (Iran), to a Baha’i family. In Tehran, she served on the Committee for the Advancement of Women and the Committee for Liaison with Authorities, as well as {inane ing and establishing a free school for village children in Sharif—Abfid, Qazvfn. Around 1956. she left Iran for Europe, settling first in Italy. where she helped to establish the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Padova. She later moved to Paris, where she married Hosscin-Gholi Kiyani, who died in [993. Together with her husband, she donated a building in Paris for use as the national Baha’i center and also participated in the acquisition of a historic building where ‘Abdu'l-Baha’ had stayed during His visit to Paris in 1913.
KHODARAHM PAYMAN
On 2 August 2002. in jakarta. lndanexia.
Khodarahm Hormozdyar Payman was born in November 1911 in Yazd. Persia (Iran), to a Baha’f Family. He moved to Bombay, India. in I942 to start a career in business and during his time in the country was elected to the Regional Spiritual Assembly of India. Pakistan, and Burma. He married Parvin Sitoosi in 1947. and the couple had three children. In 1950, they pioneered to Indo- nesia (then known as the Dutch East Indies) and remained in that country until the end his life. His business weer continued in Indonesia, where he worked as an exporter oftea and later as a representative ofa foreign telecom- munications company. When he arrived, the country was engaged in a war for independence. There was only one other Baha'i in Indonesia at the time, and during the majority of his time there. the Faid'i's activities were heavily restricted by the government, but he was nonetheless able to do much in support of the Baha'f community. He was a founding member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Jakarta and a member of the first Regional Spiritual Assembly ofSoutheast Asia when it formed in 1957. He also became fluent in the Indonesian language and was able to translate Baha’i writings. He served as an Auxiliary Board member and in 1968 was appointed by the Univetsal
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House ofJustice to the Continental Board ofCuunsellors for Asia. He served as a Continental Counsellor for 21 years and traveled extensively, undertaking teachings trips to Malaysia, Burma, lacs. and the Philippines. Among his other services was his membership on the Regional Board othustees ofljluqtiqu’lléh in Southeast Asia. After his death. the Universal House ofjustice asked that memorial gatherings be held in his honor in Indonesia and at the House of Worship in New Delhi, India.
PAPALI‘ITELE STEVEN PERCIVAL
On I7 December 2002, in Apia, Samou.
Susuga Papali’itelc Stephen Charles Percival was born on 13 February 1929 in Nuku’alofa. Tonga. He became 3 MM? in July 1957 and was elected to the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahé’Ls of the South Pacific in 1959, also sewing on the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Apia. Despite having little formal education. he established a successful business in Samoa and served on several governmental advisory boards to assist in developing the country’s economy. In I961. he established one of the first manufacturing plants in Samoa, mass producing men's shirts with traditional design prints. Among his many services to the Faith were his frequent travels to rural villages in Samoa to teach the Faith. He also donated land for the first Baha'i center in Samoa, was instrumental in securing the property to serve as the site for the House ofWorship at Tiapapata. and negotia‘ed with the government to secure recognition of Bahé'l holy days as religious Observances. He had five children with his wife, Greta Gurau, whom he married in :95}. He was also a close Friend of His Highness Susugn Maliema Tanumafili II, who bestowed the title "l’apali’itele" on him. a designation meaning “high chief."
JOYCE HONEYMAN PERDU
On 11 Dumber 2002, in Cardiflf Wales.
Joyce Eileen Honeyman was born on 27 November 1922 in London. She married Joseph Perdu in Cairo in 195: and the couple had three children. Although her husband taught her the Faith. she did not formally embrace it until [961. after separating from him. She lived in several countries in Africa, including Sudan, Madagascar. and South Africa and worked for the British Foreign Office in London and Beirut. For most ofher life, she was an English teacher. In 1961. after having formally declared herself as a Baha'i in the UK. she pioneered to the Canary Islands, initiating more than 40 years oftravcling in setvice to the Faith. She was a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Las l’almas until she moved to Spain in |964. where she served on the first Local Assembly of Malaga and other Local Assemblies in Jae‘n, Cérdoba. and Almeria through the 19705 and '805. She also lived in Honduras From 1984 I0
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1996. assisting nascent Baht“ communities and traveling extensively through the country before finally returning to the UK, where she passed away.
FUAD RlZAI
0n la December 2002, in Tunbridgc Walk. Kent. England
Born in Tehran, Iran. on 51mm 1944, Fuad Rini was a third generation Bahé'l. He moved to England in the early 705 and was first elected as a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly ofTunbridge Wells in 197s, s-erving on that body until 2001. In 1979, Mr. Rizai began working on the Bahé’f Ad- visory Service, a committee set up by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom to assist Iranian Bahé’fs arriving in the UK in the wake of the Iranian revolution, during which time the Bahd'i community in Iran was havily persecuted. He continued this valuable service for the rest of his life and was always available to help people with difl‘iculties. In February 1991, he commenced work at the Bahi'l’ national center in London as office manager, and he remained in the National Assembly's service until shortly before his passing. He also served on the National Properties Committee, carrying out work on the various Bahfi'f properties in the UK. In its message after his pass— ing. the Universal House of Justice wrote of his “exceptional devotion and dedimtion," particularly in his assistance of the Bahé'l refugees. Mr. Rizai had three children with his wife, jill Dinnings.
HESHMAT’U‘LLAH SABET SHARGHI
On 27 May 2002, in lOzmpa/a, Uganda.
Heshmat'u'liah Sabet Sharghi was born in a small village in Kashan, Persia (Iran), on 20 March 1933. His Family members were persecuted for their reli— gion, as their father was a well—known Muslim teacher who became a Bahé'l. In 1953 he left Iran for the Persian Gulf region to spmd the Bah“ tachings. He resided in several different countries. serving on a variety of Local and National Spiritual Assemblies for more than 30 years. He was with the Hand of the Cause of God 'Amatu’l-Bahé Rdhfyyih Khénum on her visit to Kenya and Ethiopia in 1968. She later advised him to go to Sudan. and in 1975 he pioneered to that country with his family. living and sewing there until 1997. That yw, the Universal House ofjustice recommended that he and his wife Minou go to Uganda to serve as custodians of the House ofWorship in Kam- pala. They served there for five years before his death. He was buried on the grounds of the House ofWorship.
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FApHULLAH ASTANI 53%»:
On 2 january 2005. in Bukittinggi, Indonesia
Fadl’ulléh Astanl was born [0 a Baha’i family on 7.1 March [917, in Shliva’n, Azerbaijan. In 1944 he married Lamieh Ahmadpour-Milani, and together the couple raised four daughters. Active as a Baha‘i while pursuing a career in medicine. he served on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Maraghih, Iran, From [949 to 1955 and also founded a hospital in the city. In 1955, he pioneered [0 Indonesia with his wife and their four children. After two years in the country, he was elected to the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahé’fs oFSoutheast Asia. His Baha‘i services and his work as a physician developed concurrently. He helped to establish a number of Baha’l study classes, children’s classes, and summer schools in both Padang and Bukittinggi and was instrumental in forming the Local Assemblies in Sigli, Padang, and Bukittinggi. He was also appointed director of the City health services and director of the public hospital in Sigli. Dr. Astani was in charge ofsurgery in both the military and the public hospitals in Sigli, Padang, and Bukittingi and was decorated with medals of appreciation and certificates ofachievement from the directors ofthe hospital in Padang. He received other commendations For his services to the people of Indonesia. including those from the Commander—in-Chiefof the military and the Deputy Minister of Defense; he was also appointed as Professor Emeritus for anatomy at Universitas Andalas. Because of his reputation in the medical profession. he developed a good relationship with government authorities that aided the Baha’i community when its members were harassed or censured during the 37—year period when the Faith's activities were restricted. After his death, the Universal House of Justice recalled his “magnificent example of unswerving conviction to the service of humanity."
BARBARA RUTLEDGF. SIMS
On 24 April 2002, in Wzleyo, japan.
Barbara Helen Rutledge was born on 17 April 1918. in San Francisco, Califor— nia, the United States. She was a third generation Baha’i and lived in several communities in Southern California in her early years, but felt a strong desire to tra_vel to another country. She married Charles A. (Sandy) Sims, who was not a Bath.“ but had been born and raised in Japan. This, combined with encouragement from Hand of the Cause of God Agnes Alexander, led her in December 1953 to pioneer to Japan, the country where she would dedicate the rest of her life to advancing the Baha’i community. Although she found work with the US government, life was difficult in a country still recovering from the ravages of war. She was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Tokyo in I954, and in 1957 to the first National Spiritual Assembly of North
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East Asia. In 1974. she was elected to the first National Spiritual Assembly of Japan, sewing on that body until 1993. Her other services to the community included volunteering in the national Baha’i ofiice and the Baha‘i Publishing Trust, and helping to develop the national archives of]apan. She also authored books about the history and development ofthe Faith in Japan, Macau, South Korea, and Taiwan, and published her memoirs. In its message after her death, the Universal House of Justice advised Baha’is in Japan to hold memorial gatherings in her honor.
GERD STRAND
On 16 Detcmber 2002. in Oslo, Nnrway.
Gerd Osmundsen was born on 12 March 1910 in Oslo and became a Baha‘! in 1951. She raised one son with her husband. Oscar Strand. Besides her respon— sibilities as a wife and mother, her dedication to the Faith was her primary vocation. She served for more than 1; yeaxs on the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahi’fs of Oslo, on the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahi’is of Scandinavia and Finland from 1957 to 1962. and later on the National Spiri— tual Assembly of the Baha'is of Norway from 1962 to 1968. She also traveled extensively throughout Norway to teach the Faith. particularly after her ap- pointment as an Auxiliary Board member. a position she occupied from 1968 to 1986, Mrs. Strand was a distinguished public speaker and translator of Baha'i literature. In 1967, she was granted an audience with King Olav V to present The Proclamation 0fBa/Jd'u’lbi/9 along with a letter to His Majesty fmm the Universal House ofjustice.
MARIE LOUISE SUHM
On 20 August 2002, in Princeton, New jersey, the United 5mm.
Born 30 July 1915. Mary Louise Kelsey was raised in a Baha’i family. With her husband. Richard T. Suhm. she moved to Whitefish Bay, W’isconsin. where they helped to form a Local Spiritual Assembly. Later, she, her husband, and their three—month-old son, the first of their three children, were the first 3311515 in Morocco (International Zone). Arriving in Tangier in 1954Y they were soon able to form the first Local Spiritual Assembly there. Both Mrs. Suhm and her husband were named Knights ofBahi’u’llah for their services in Morocco, one of the goal areas of the Ten Year Crusade. They stayed until 1956, when Mrs. Suhm contracted polio. The couple divorced in 1976 and she began working at the national Baha’i center in the US, including a stint as manager of the OFfice of Pioneering from 1977 until 1987. She also went to Taiwan in 1988—89 to teach the Faith there. After her death, the message of the Universal House ofjustice stated that her “sacrificial service will be long remembered.”
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URSULA VON BRUNN
On 6 April 2003, in Baliuia.
Ursula Klauss was born 2.1 October 1917 in Bell. Germany. In January 1943 she married Eberhatd von Brunn, an army surgeon, who went missing In action in 1944. The couple had one daughter. Though Mrs. von Brunn had been raised by a Christian minister, she was impressed by the Faith in her encounter with it at public (aIks by Hands of the Cause ofGod Dr. Aderen Miihlschlegel and Dr. Hermann Grossmann. She declared her beliefin April 1952. In June 1953, she attended an international Bahfi‘f conference in Stockholm, where Shoghi Effendi’s call for pioneers to virgin territories was read, and after seeking advice from DL Grossmann she decided to go to Wyk in the North Frisian Islands. There. she lived a simple life dedicated entiter to spreading the teachings of the Faith. As the first Bahé'f to settle in Wyk, she was appointed as a Knight of Bahi’u'lléh by Shoghi Effendi. She eventually had to return to the mainland. where she worked as chiefsecretary in a public library. She served on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Tfibingcn and on Bah.“ committees, particularly the Committee of the German Bahd‘f Publishing Trust. In 1967. she was able to join her daughter and son—in-Iaw in Bolivia, where they had pioneered some years earlier. There, she learned Spanish and worked as a secretary while spend— ing much ofher time (aching the Bahé’f Faith and assisting the community. In its message after her passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote of her “exemplary courage” and “devoted and selfless services."
SEYMOUR WEINBERG
0n 6 Februmy 2003, in Denver, Calortzda, the United States.
Seymour Weinberg became a Bahé‘l in the 19405 as a young soIdier and served the Bahé'f Faith through his writings, public presentations. and other outreach eWorts. With his wife, Cynthia, he pioneered to Thun, Switzerland, in 1960 for two years. The couple Iater relocated to Colorado, where he rendered services to both the Bahai'f community and the wider public. He worked as an auditor for the state of Colorado and was credited with developing and instituting accounting policies and practices that helped restore major govern— ment programs affecting the elderly. Although he suffered From many physical ailmEnts during the last months of his life, he shared hundreds of copies of his articles on the Faith, as well as the us National Spiritual Assembly's state- ment on the destiny of America. with the medical personnel who assisted him. In its message after his passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote of the “adamantine faith and irrepressible zeal [that] characterized his deeds in the teaching and administrative fields."
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FIROOZEH YAGANEGI
On 27 April 2002, in Vientiane. Laos.
Firoozeh Mehmban Bidenjcri was born on 14 Febmary I9l9 in Yazd, Persia (Iran). She embraced the Faith as a child, after attending Bahé‘l moral educa— tion classes. She married Soroosh Forood Yaganegi in April 1935. in Pune, India. in the first Bahi'i marriage in the city. In 1941. she left with her husband and children as pioneers to the south of India. where they were the first Hahé‘fs in Bangalore. Together with lakshminarayan Reddy and her husband, Mrs. Yaganegi was one of the first 8311415 to sun mass teaching of the Faith in that region of the country. She was elected to first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bah“: of Bangalore in 1942. She later moved to the village of Sait Palyam and Karianapalya, where she served on the Lou] Spiritual Assembly until 2001. As the chairperson of the village council, she was instrumental in starting the village school and took special interest in promoting women’s edumtion. encouraging parents in the village to send their daughters to school. She had an excellent command of the Kannada language and traveled regularly to teach the Faith. Her home was open to every Bahé'i who visited the area and was used for many Bahi'f activities, including her moral education dust: for children and youth. She and her husband eventually damned their property to the Bahé'l community, and it was used as a site for Bahi’f educational institutions. With her husband, who died in 1991. she had eight children, all of whom she actively encouraged to spread the Faith in other countries. In 2001. she moved to lacs, and passed away there a year later.
