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Obituaries
SI’RU’D—DI’N ‘ALA’I’
On 22 December 2004, in Rome, Italy.
On 16 March 1906 in Tehran, Iran, Si’ru’d—Di’n ‘Ala’i’ was born into a Baha’i family of several generations. His father was a high ranking military physi— cian, and Si’ru’d-Di’n himself graduated from the Tehran Military Academy. As a young man, he was active in the Baha’i community in Iran, serving as chairman of the National Youth Committee and as a member of the National Pioneering Committee. In 1947, he took a four—month leave of absence from his work to pioneer to Baghdad and Khaneghein, Iraq. During his stay there, he was imprisoned for his beliefs, and later he was also imprisoned twice as a Baha’i in Iran. In 1951, he moved to Shiraz, where he was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly, and the following year he married Tahirih Jazab. In 1955, four months before he was due to be promoted to the rank of brigadier general, he resigned from the army so that he and his wife could pioneer to Italy, where they assisted with the formation of the Local Spiritual Assembly in Milan. They also assisted with the formation of Local Assemblies in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1971 and Lucetne in 1984. In Italy, Mr. ‘Ala’i' also served on the Local Spiritual Assembly of Rome and on the National Spiritual Assembly. He and his wife were active in maintaining good relations with the media and people ofprominence in Rome, including academics and high ranking Vatican officials, and sharing the peace statement of the Universal House ofjustice. He received four medals in appreciation of his humanitarian and community
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services and, in June 2003, was honored by the municipality of Rome, its mayor, and officials from the Vatican. Upon his passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote, “His many international pioneer labors and cultivation of cordial relationships with religious officials and people of prominence ate lovingly remembered.” He leaves behind his wife, Tahirih.
ABU’L—QASIM AFNAN
On 2 October 2004, in Swindon, England.
Abu’l—Qa’sim Afnan, a kinsman of the Bab, was born on 19 March 1919 in Shiraz, Iran, and, like his father before him, served as custodian of the House of the Bab in that city—an honor and responsibility he carried for some 30 years. He also served on several committees of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Shiraz, as a member and secretary of that Assembly, and, from 1972 to 1979, as a member of the Auxiliary Board. After the Iranian Revolu- tion in I979, he moved to Oxford, England. While living in Iran, he collected many important tablets and historical materials, especially relating to the Bab, which he sent to the Baha’i World Centre. As one of the few people able to interpret the commercial notation (siyzz’q) used by the Bab and the Afnan family, he was able to offer special assistance to the Baha’i World Centre, and he provided Hasan Balyuzi with research material for his books about the his— tory of the Faith. Mr. Afnein wrote his own biography of the Bab, .‘Abd—i A 751’, which contained much previously unpublished material, as well as other works including Blade Pearly, Q/m/m’r Risa’li/a dar 0drib—yi Tékirih Qumztu ’l-‘Ayn, and numerous articles. An accomplished poet in the Persian language, Mr. Afnan encouraged literary activity among Iran’s Bahé’l’s and was in contact with a number of distinguished Iranian non—Baha’i’ literary and academic figures. He frequently addressed Baha’i conferences in Europe and North America and was an inspiring and humorous speaker. He was married to Mimi Bazyar, with whom he had two daughters, Maryam and Laleh. Upon his passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote of his “long record of distinguished service” and his “valued contributions in the field of Baha’i scholarship through the articles and treatises he authored on the early history of the Faith.”
ELSIE AUSTIN
On 27 October 2004, in San Antonio, 72x45, USA.
Helen Elsie Austin was born on 10 May 1908 in Tuskegee, Alabama, USA, where her mother and father were teachers at the Tuskegee Institute. She was, in many ways, a trailblazer: the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati’s College of Law, where a scholarship fund was later established in her name to assist minority law students; the first to be appointed assistant attorney-general of the State of Ohio; and the first to serve
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as a senior attorney with the General Counsel’s Office of the National Labor Relations Board. After a legal career with several federal government agencies, she spent a decade in Africa as a Foreign Service officer, where she initiated the first Women’s Activities Program of the US Information Agency, working with leaders and women’s organizations in 13 countries. She was awarded two honorary doctorates, doctor of humanities from the University of Cincinnati and doctor of laws from Wilberforce University, and served as the National President of Delta Sigma Theta, a national public service sorority. Dr. Austin encountered the Baha’i Faith in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1934. Nineteen years later, in 1953, she met the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi, during her pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, and that same year, she earned from him the accolade Knight of Baha’u’llah for introducing the Baha’i Faith to Morocco. Her experience on Baha’i administrative institutions was extensive: she was elected as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States from 1946 to 1953 and 0f the Regional Spiritual Assembly of North and West Africa from 1953 to 1958; she served on Local Spiritual Assemblies in the US, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, and the Bahamas; and she was one of the first members of the Auxiliary Board, assisting Hand of the Cause of God Mlisa Banani’ in that role for four years. A participant in many international women’s conferences, she Chaired the Baha’i delegation at the 1975 International Women’s Conference in Mexico City. She also authored a number of articles which appeared in legal journals and Baha’i publications, including one about Hand of the Cause of God Louis Gregory, whom she considered her mentor. On her passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote, “We recall with deep admiration her wise and dignified teaching and procla— mation initiatives on both continents. The shining example of her sacrificial life will remain a source of inspiration to her fellow believers for generations to come,” and directed that memorial services be held in her honor at the Baha’i Houses ofWorship in the United States and Uganda.
ERIK BLUMENTHAL
On 27 june 2004, in Germany.
Born on 9 September 1914 in Stuttgart, Germany, Erik Blumenthal wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father and study medicine, but even though the family was Protestant he was not permitted to attend university because of his father’s Jewish origins. Instead, he trained as an industrial manager and worked in that field until 1952, when he was finally able to undertake studies in psychology at the University ofTfibingen. Dr. Blumenthal became a Baha’i in November 1952, a decision that profoundly affected his study and practice as a psychologist. He chose the Individual Psychology ofAlfted Adler because it coincided most closely with his belief that science and religion are in ac—
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cord. Renowned in his field, he served at different times as the President of the Swiss Society for Individual Psychology and the Second Vice-President of the International Society for Adlerian Psychology, as well as working in private practice and lecturing in psychology at the University ofWfirzburg. The books he authored 0n the education of children, self-education, marriage, old age, and encouragement have been translated into numerous languages and are popular worldwide, connecting psychology and religion while emphasizing spiritual development. Titles include Peace with your Partner: A Practical Guide to Happy Marriage and Believing in Yourself A Practical Guide to Building Ser—Confidmce. In 1943, he married his first wife Dolores, who passed away in 1957; there were four children From this union. He married again in 1959 and had two more children with his second wife, Marianne. His service to the Baha’i Faith included membership on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’fs of Germany from 1955 to 1963 and pioneering to Greece, where he was elected to the Local Spiritual Assembly of Athens from 1958 to 1960. In 1957, he was appointed as a member of the Auxiliary Board, and from 1968 to 1985 he served on the Continental Board of Counsellors for Europe. Upon his passing, the Universal House of]ustice wrote, “The guidance he provided as a prominent psychologist, the high standard of personal excellence he set, and his kind and gentle manner served as an example for all those with whom he interacted,” and requested that a memorial service be held at the European House ofWorship to honor his memory. He is survived by his wife Marianne, four children, fourteen grandchildren, and six great—gtandchildren.
KAYKI-IUSRAW DEHMOBEDI
On 9 March 2005, in London, England.
Born on 28 April 1931 to a Baha’i family in Rahatabad, Yazd, Iran, Kaykhusraw Dehmobedi pioneered to Diu Island, off the coast of Gujarat’s Kathiawar pen— insula in India, during the Ten Year Crusade. For this act of devoted service, he earned from Shoghi Effendi the accolade Knight of Baha’u’lléh. He mar— ried Nahid Rashidpout, with whom he had a son, Fatidoon, and a daughter, Neda. Mr. Dehmobedi eventually moved to the United Kingdom, where he served as a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’l’s of Havering from 1980 to 2005 and as a member of the committee for the upkeep of the Guardian’s resting place in London. Upon his passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote that his “exemplary courage during the beloved Guardian’s Ten Year Global Crusade, dedication to the Cause, and sincere efforts to promote its vital interests will be long remembered with loving appreciation.”
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GLORIA FAIZI
On 29 fuly 2004, in Brisbane, Australia.
Gloria Ala’i’ was born on 12 March 1921 in Tehran, Iran, the daughter of Rahmatu’llah Khan and Najmieh Alé’i. She had the honor of meeting the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi, when, as a young child, she accompanied her father to the Holy Land. A student at the Tarbi’yat School in Tehran until it was closed by the government, she was later tutored privately until she left to attend school in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of 17, she married Abu’l—Qa’sim Faizi, who later became a Hand of the Cause of God. They had two children, Naysan and May. The Faizis’ service to the Baha’i Faith included assisting with the establishment of Baha’i communities in remote regions of Iran and then pioneering to Bahrain for 15 years. Later, Mt. Faizi’s duties as Hand of the Cause required them to live in Haifa, and after his passing, Mrs. Faizi moved to India, where she traveled widely in service to the Faith and ran residential institute programs for new Baha’is. A Fellow of the Institute of Linguistics, Mrs. Faizi was fluent in a number of languages and was a highly respected scholar, writer, and teacher. She authored a popular introductory book about the Baha’i Faith, which has been translated into 21 languages and has sold more than 200,000 copies; a collection of stories about early followers entitled Fire 072 the Mountain Top; and six other books. She was working on her ninth volume, a biography of her late husband, at the time of her death. Upon her passing, the Universal House ofjustice recalled “her many contribu— tions to the progress of the Baha’i communities, including her pioneering in Bahrain with her illustrious husband, her work at the Baha’i’ World Centre, and her devoted travels far and wide as a teacher of the Cause.” Mrs. Faizi was predeceased by her husband in 1980; she is survived by her two children and four grandchildren.
ZABI’HU’LLAH GULMUHAMMADI’
On 28 February 2005, in London, England.
Zabi’hu’llah Gulmuhammadi was born into a Baha’i family on 13 January 1927 in Iran. In 1946, at the age of 19, he took up his first homefront pioneer post in Rasht, Iran, and two years later he left to serve as an international pioneer in the Arabian Peninsula, where he remained from 1948 until 2005. He lived first in Kuwait and then in Bahrain, where he was elected to the Local Spiritual Assemny Later, he was appointed a member of the Auxiliary Board and, from 1981 to 1991, a member of the Continental Board of Counsellors for Asia. He also served as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the Arabian Peninsula from 1957 to 2003. Traveling extensively throughout
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Asia, he visited the Sakhalin Islands, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Azerbaijan. In the Philippines, he helped to find the land for the Baha’i radio station and the site of the future House ofWorship of that country, while in Azerbaijan, he served as a special representative of the Universal House ofjustice and helped with the formation of the National Spiritual Assembly. He married Amineh Panahi Gulmuhammadi’ in 1948; the couple had five children. Upon his passing, the Universal House ofjustice paid tribute to his “sincerity, wisdom, loving nature, and enthusiasm,” noting particularly his travels to Azerbaijan as a special representative of the Universal House ofjustice, “ensuring that the Faith was established on a secure foundation in that country.”
VIOLET HOEHNKE
On 4 june 2004, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Violet Hoehnke was born on 19 November 1916, the ninth child of Prudence Alice Richards and Henry Hoehnke of Queensland, Australia. From an early age, she had a deep love of religion through her reading of the Bible. After primary school, she attended the Technical College in Brisbane and then moved to Sydney to train as a nurse after working for the Red Cross during World War 11. She was very disturbed about the situation that had caused the war and prayed to find a reason why she should live; shortly thereafter she was introduced to the Baha’i Faith by James Heggie and embraced it in 1939. Her encounters with Martha Root and Clara and Hyde Dunn confirmed her in her new—found Faith. A homefront pioneer in both Melbourne and Bal— larat, Violet assisted in the establishment and development of those Baha’i communities while working as a nursing matron. After attending an inter— continental conference in India in 1953, she arose to pioneer to the Admiralty Islands (now Manus Province, Papua New Guinea), becoming the first Baha’i to settle there, for which she earned the title of Knight of Baha’u’llah. Violet Hoehnke remained in PNG for more than 50 years, becoming a Citizen in 1975. She was known widely as “Sister Vi,” not only because of her professional background in nursing, but also because of her love and care for the spiritual health of the people of Papua New Guinea. She traveled Widely within the country and other Pacific islands and corresponded with many people in all walks of life, winning people’s affection and trust by accepting invitations to their homes—unusual for Europeans at that time. In 1965 she was appointed as the first member of the Auxiliary Board resident in PNG; she was elected to the country’s first National Spiritual Assembly in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 she served on the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia. Even in the last years of her life, she continued to nurture Baha’is, and her home was always open to all. Upon her passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote, “Future generations will glory in her accomplishment in setting the foundation
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for the growing Baha’i community now found in more than three thousand towns and villages of her adopted nation,” and called for memorial gatherings to be held for her throughout PNG as well as at the Baha’i House ofWorship in Sydney, Australia.
ELLY MEERBURG-BECKING
On 23 March 2005, in Wenendaal, the Netherlands.
Elly Becking was born on 2 April 1918 in Mamoedjoe, in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). She became a Baha’i in 1951 and two years later pioneered to Dutch New Guinea (now Irian Jaya), where she remained until 1959. She and her husband, Lex Meerburg, whom she married in 1954, were both designated by Shoghi Effendi as Knights of Baha’u’llah for arising as the first Baha’l's to settle in Dutch New Guinea. A trained and skilled secretary, Elly Meerburg found work at her pioneer post in the office of the Dutch Governor. Later, when she and her husband moved to the Netherlands in 1959, she was able to find other positions that utilized her secretarial talents. As an early member of the nascent Dutch Baha’i community, Mrs. Meerburg was much beloved and served for many years on the Local Spiritual Assemblies ofAm— sterdam and Zaandam. After her passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote of her efforts in the international field, that “Future generations of believers in that region [Dutch New Guinea] will recall with gratitude and admiration her pioneering achievements.” She was predeceased by her husband in 1996.
The couple had one child. DR. sz135 NARAQI’
On 18 August 2004, in Sydney, Australia.
Born in Iran in 1942, 511135 Naraqi' was deeply devoted to the Baha’i Faith, which inspired him in his life's work. Having completed his postgraduate medical training in the US and practiced at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago as a specialist in internal medicine, he then pioneered to Papua New Guinea for more than 15 years. There, he practiced as a specialist in internal medicine, taught medicine at the University of Papua New Guinea, spent much of his free time visiting remote villages to provide treatment to those with limited or no access to medical care, and made significant contribu— tions to research in malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, and rural health issues. He also arranged for the training of 18 specialists in internal medicine, who occupy all the specialist and academic posts in PNG, including the first indigenous Professor of Medicine and the Director of Health Services in the national government. In 1999, in recognition of his work in PNG, Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the high honor of Commander of the British Empire (CBE). The previous year, in 1998, he and his family had moved to Australia, where
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he took up a position as Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney Western Clinical School. There, he co-established a research foundation and was highly regarded as a teacher. The esteem in which he was held was demonstrated by the well— attended symposium in his honor that was organized by his medical colleagues less than a week before he died. During his career, he published more than 100 scientific and medical papers and gained an international reputation for his scientific presentations. Dr. Naraqf’s service directly to the Baha’i Faith and the Baha’i community was also extensive. Appointed as a member of the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia in 1985, he traveled tirelessly throughout the region to offer guidance and support to National Spiritual Assemblies and communities. Upon his passing, which followed a long illness, the Universal House ofjustice wrote, “He was renowned for his commitment to encouraging and nurturing capable indigenous believers to take responsibil— ity for the work of the Cause and for the love and kindness he showered on all members of the community.” The House ofjustice directed the National Spiritual Assemblies in Australia and Papua New Guinea to hold memorial gatherings in his honor and said that memorial services should also be held in the Houses ofWorship in Samoa and Australia. Dr. Nataqi is survived by his wife Mitta, four children, and one grandson.
HILDA XAVIER RODRIGUES
On 4 December 2004, in Darque, Vz'ana do Castela, Portugal.
Hilda Carmen Summers was born on 26 November 1916 in Lisbon, Portugal. As a young woman, she trained as a shorthand/typist/correspondent/transla— tor, which qualified her to work as a private secretary and an administrative secretary in both Portugal and Angola. She became a Baha’i in 1948, at which time she joined the first administrative group of Lisbon; the Local Spiritual Assembly was formed the following year, and she remained a member until 1953, when she pioneered to Guinea—Bissau, for which she was designated a Knight of Baha’u’llah. She remained in that country until 1955, subsequently pioneering, from 1956 to 1960, to Luanda, Angola, where she served on the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Luanda. After returning to Portugal in 1960, she was appointed to the Iberian Teaching Committee, served on the first Lo— cal Spiritual Assembly in Amadora from 1961 to 1964, and was elected in 1962 to the first National Spiritual Assembly of Portugal, of which she remained a member until 1983, serving as its secretary. During these years, she was also appointed to various national committees and was elected to Local Spiritual Assemblies in Viana do Castelo and Lisbon. She married Jose’ Caetano Xavier Rodrigues in 1951, and the couple had four children. Mr. Rodrigues prede— ceased her in 1985. After her passing, the Universal House ofJustice referred
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to her as “an outstanding early believer in Portugal” and wrote, “Her courage in arising to take the Message of Baha'u’llah to the people of Guinea—Bissau, together with her husband, José Xavier Rodrigues, earned her the accolade of Knight of Baha’u’llah. She will be remembered with gratitude for her dis- tinguished services to the Cause and the example of her sacrificial life.” The National Spiritual Assemblies in Portugal and Guinea—Bissau were asked to arrange befitting memorial gatherings in her honor.
GOLNAR SAHBA
On 25 March 2005, in Toronto, Canada.
Golnar Rafiei was born into a Baha’i family on 17 October 1949 in Isfahan, Iran, and was active as a young Baha’i, serving on several Baha’i commit— tees. After earning a bachelor of arts in graphic design from the College of Decorative Arts, she went on to produce animated films for children and, with her future husband, co—founded Varqa children’s magazine, serving as its art director. She and Fariborz Sahba were married in 1970 and had three children, Naysan, Shamim, and Shirin. The family pioneered in India from 1979 to 1987 during the construction of the Baha’i House of Worship in India, of which Mr. Sahba was the architect. Later, they moved to Haifa, Israel, during the construction of the Terraces connected with the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel, which were designed by Mr. Sahba. Mrs. Sahba collaborated artistically with her husband, designing fences, gates, and benches for the Indian Temple, as well as the content and graphic design of the panels in the information center associated with the House of Worship. In Haifa, she worked with her husband on the final detailing and production of gates, fountains, ornaments, paving and other design features of the Terraces, which were completed in 2001. Most recently, the couple had settled in Canada. After her passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote, “Her radiant heart and saintly character left an indelible impression upon all who crossed her path. The devoted and selfless services she rendered, including the artistic collaboration on the Temple project in India and culminating in the design of the ironwork and gates beautifying the Terraces on Mount Carmel, have left a lasting testimony to her love for the Blessed Beauty,” and advised the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of India to hold a memorial service in her honor at the House of Worship in New Delhi.
JAN SIJSLING
On 12 December 2004, in Groesbeek, the Netherlands.
Born on 13 February 1919 in Amsterdam, Jan Sijsling became a Baha’i in 1952 and played an important part in the history of the Dutch Baha’i community. His administrative services to the Faith were numerous: he served on the Local
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Spiritual Assembly of the Bahé’i’s ofAmsterdam from 1952 to 1962 and then on the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i’s of Delft from 1964 to 1972, on the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’i’s of the Benelux Countries from 1957 to 1962, as a member of the Auxiliary Board from 1961 to 1964, and on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahé’l’s of the Netherlands for varying periods from 1962 to 1990. Professionally, he worked as an export manager, a property/real estate developer, and was a president of Eurotel. Mr. Sijsling applied his expertise to render service to his Faith through purchas- ing or developing properties for the Dutch Baha’i community, including the national Baha’i center in The Hague, the site of the future House of Worship in Zoetermeer, and the De Poort Baha’i Conference Center in Gtoesbeek. He also made important contributions to the development of foundations, trusts, and institutes in the Baha’i community of the Netherlands, includ— ing the Tahitih Institute. He married Gieny Smits in 1949; she predeceased him in 2001. The couple had two children. After his passing, the Universal House of Justice wrote, “His many services to the Cause of Bahé’u’llah in both the administrative and teaching fields, including membership on two nascent National Spiritual Assemblies, those of the Benelux Countries and the Netherlands, and his dedicated services as an Auxiliary Board member, are lovingly remembered.”
ELIZABETH LUNT TOOMES
On 21 August 2004, in Colombia.
Daughter of distinguished early American Bahé’f Alfred E. Lunt, Elizabeth (Betty) Lunt arose to pioneer with her husband Lew Toomes during the Ten Year Crusade. Leaving their comfortable home in Philadelphia, the couple settled in Barranquilla, Colombia, and remained in that country for the rest of their lives—in Mrs. Toomes’ case, for more than 50 years. There, using the education she had received at Tufts College in the US, Mrs. Toomes established a bilingual primary school, the Boston School of English. Later, she founded a second school on the island of San Andres. A member for many years of the National Spiritual Assembly of Colombia, Mrs. Toomes had a deep love for teaching the Baha’i Faith, and in her last years, she devoted her energies to the Wayuu people in the Guajita region of the country. After her passing, the Universal House ofjustice wrote, “Her devoted and steadfast pioneering efforts in Colombia since the time of the opening of the Ten Year Crusade, her many years of distinguished service on its National Spiritual Assembly, and her notable accomplishments among the Wayuu people together consti— tute an enduring contribution to the Cause of God and will no doubt long be remembered.”
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KOSS MALLA YAM-BEL—YAM
0n 9 October 2004, in Bangor, C/md.
Koss Malla Yam—Bel—Yam was born on I January 1957 in Moussohongo (Sarh), Chad. He embraced the Faith of Bahé’u’lléh in 1977, after which he engaged in extensive teaching travels in the southern region of Chad until his untimely death in an automobile accident. He helped to establish hundreds of local communities in Chad and was instrumental in initiating the institute process in the country. He served as a member of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Sarh, as the chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly, and was a member of the Auxiliary Board at the time of his passing. Koss Malla was well known as the founder of one of the most successful local nongovernmental organizations working in social and economic development in Chad. APRODEPIT helped rural communities improve their standard of living through fish farming, en- vironmental preservation, and children’s education.I His first wife predeceased him. He leaves behind his second wife, Remadji, whom he married in August 2004, and two children.
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For a profile ofAPRODEPIT, see The Baha’i W/orld 2002—2003 (Haifa: World Centre Publications, 2004), pp. 219—225.