Obituaries
In memory of Paul Piligian
Paul Piligian, longtime resident of Saratoga, Calif., passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, at 97 years young. A great man who lived a life of service, he will be missed by family and friends across the country.
Paul was born August 19, 1927, to Stepan and Turfanda Piligian, who emigrated from Western Armenia in 1920 to escape the Ottoman Turkish genocides of that period. He was the third of four brothers. He spent his childhood in the Armenian-American community of Indian Orchard, MA. A good student, he earned honors and played the violin in his high school orchestra, graduating from Springfield Technical High School in 1944.
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Stepan, I read and related to what you wrote about your uncle Paul because very recently I lost my last aunt Asdghig Apelian at the age of 94. With her, my maternal and paternal uncles and aunts that so enriched my life left me and my cousins for good. Their homes were simply extensions, of my paternal home. I was telling my cousin that we could not fill the kind of void they left behind; but neither the generation that followed us harbored the same we did towards them, our elders. Different stokes for different folks at different generations. I sympathize with your loss Stepan and know that your uncle Paul enriched your life beyond measure and that is something truly unique, personal and treasurable.