PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Only the good die young.
It is this tenet to which Der Vartan Kassabian will be remembered in a world he refined and consecrated over the past 51 years.
Condolences poured into New England from across the country and abroad for the beloved pastor who served his church for 17 years before climbing a stairway to paradise.
Der Vartan succumbed on March 12 after being
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What a wonderful article. Fr. Vartan was a great person, as he was my brother-in-law, a great family man and a wonderful husband to my sister Pauline. He also alway said to me that I raised such wonderful girls and that someday He would preside over their weddings. Well we know that will not happen now that he is gone. I loved him like a brother and he will always be a part of our family. “Everyday you wake up and your feet hit the floor, consider it a blessing” and yes everyday I wake up I will say a pray for you Mark. Miss you dearly.
I have met Der. Varda only once, briefly and have been very much impressed. This was about 10 years ago. Just opened the Weekly and read the news. So sorry for him. May God bless him and his family. Give them patience.
I can only say that not only did we lose a wonderful priest, I personaly lost another brother, He will be sadly missed by his family, his parish, and by all the countless friends that he embraced
I lost my best friend of some 41 years and I’m having quite the problem of getting over it. His wife Pauline has giving me help in dealing with this. He was, without a doubt, the most humerous, faithful and compassionate man that I’ve even known. And even though we were only friends, he always told me that he loved me like a brother.
My father Levon knew Vartan for many years,my father helped Vartan get a job at Rhode Island Hospital. I always enjoyed seeing Vartan at the Rhodes on the Pawtuxet every year. May God Bless his family.