Dr. H. Arto Abrahamian, M.D., 92, of Orange, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Connecticut Hospice in Branford with his family by his side. He was the beloved husband of Alice (Ozanian) Abrahamian. Father of Armen A. (Mary Ellen) Abrahamian and Aram Richard (Denise) Abrahamian. Loving grandfather (Papoo) of Emily and Michael Abrahamian. Predeceased by his brother Vahak Abrahamian and step-sister Repega Zarfcian.
Dr. Abrahamian was born in Turkey on August 21, 1921 and raised in Greece; son of the late Dr. Abraham Abrahamian and Marie Parseghian Abrahamian; he attended the University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece and became a surgeon; he came to the U.S. in 1952 and began his medical career at the Beth Israel and Mass. General Hospitals in Boston; then Yale-New Haven Hospital where he was a Professor of Anesthesiology and was instrumental in setting up the Yale Pain Clinic; he established the Department of Anesthesia at the VA Hospital , West Haven and retired in 1992 from Waterbury Hospital. Dr. Abrahamian enjoyed traveling, photography, needlepoint, electronics and computers, but mostly being with his family.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Orange Congregational Church, 205 Meetinghouse Lane on Saturday, September 28th at 12 noon. Family and friends may call at the church from 11:00 am until time of service. Interment will follow the service in Orange Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hospice, Inc., 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405. A special thank you to all the wonderful and caring staff at CT Hospice.
Another great man taken from this world. May he rest in peace. Our sympathy to the entire Abrahamian Family !
Sorry for your loss, our deepest sympathies.
Dear Armen and Family-
I am so sorry for your loss. I know that your dad was your best friend and this makes his loss especially difficult.
I am sure the coming weeks and months will be very difficult, because we were not created with skills to deal with death. Please know you are in our thoughts.
Dear Alice, Armen, Mary Ellen, Emily, Mike, Rich and Denise
We are so blessed to have met your family, although it was for a short time we all share a special bond. In our recent bereavement we found comfort in your thoughtfulness. The memory or your kindness will always remain with us. We all have two special angels watching over us. Our deepest sympathy.
Caren, John, Stacey, Dan, & Mindy Adams
What a great man who led an interesting life! He will be missed!
Dear Alice and family, our sincere condolences on the passing of Arto.He was a kind and considerate boss (Angela CRNA) during the time we worked together at Waterbury Anesthesia Assoc (1981-1992). I’ll always remember his instruction during serious times and his lightheartedness during more relaxed moments.He will always be remembered fondly!
The world is truly a better place because of Arto and his wonderful and humorous personality, brilliance, and the biggest heart filled with LOVE.
He and his family are my 2nd family and my life is enhanced with their
presence. I am so grateful for the 56 yrs Arto was present in my world and
I plan to continue sharing the love with all the remaining “Abs”.
Rest in peace, dear friend/mentor/father, and from now on you will be
an amazing, attentive Guardian Angel. With all my love to Alice, Richard
and Denise, Armen, Maryellen, Emily & Michael. Diane
My husband Ted and I are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Arto. As a business associate with the Waterbury Anesthesiology group, we have developed a friendship that grew over the years. He will surely be missed …his humor , his laughter, his kindnesss amd genuine concern for others. To the entire Abrahamian Family , especially to Alice, please accept our sincere condolences and sympathy . You are in our thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.
What can be said about the journey that your family has gone through. Our thoughts have been and will always be with you and your entire family.
Good news travel fast; bad news travels faster. So sorry to read about your tremendous loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
With heartfelt sympathy to the Abrahamian Family……Dad (Papoo) will forever live in your heart.
We going to miss you
Arto was the uncle who stood as a father and grandfather to us.
While he lived he was our anchor, as his advice and selfless love accompanied us until recently.
Our family is definitely poorer now.
However we, the rest of the family, shall remember him and try to be as close to each other as he would wish, despite all the distance that separates us.
May God rest his soul in piece by the side of his beloved ones.
We all promise that we will remember them with love.