Obituaries
In Memory of Shushan Teager
Shushan Yeni-Komshian Teager departed this world on the morning of August 6, 2024. Born in 1931 in Beirut, Lebanon to Helen and Dr. Hovsep Yeni-Komshian, Shushan was the oldest of five children.
She grew up speaking Armenian, English, French and Turkish, none of which served her well when she started primary school at the British Syrian Training College (BSTC), a missionary run school where
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A remarkable intelligence and spirit who was a joy to know through NAASR. An early and tireless advocate for the library at NAASR that now holds over 30,000 volumes in a modern controlled facility and is used by scholars worldwide. Always polite and kind, she spoke as the conscience of those she worked with. Direct but compassionate, she was truly an honor to know. Asdvatz Hokin Louysavoreh.
I met Shushan as a student of her husband, Herbert, when he was head of the Biomedical Engineering Department at BU Medical School. I worked in the lab for several years. She was a shining light whenever it was cloudy. Years later my wife and I would sit with her at Ryles in Inman Square to enjoy the music produced by her son, Dan, and his fantastic band. She was always a joy.