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A Friendship that Will Never Vanish in Smoke

If Greg Minasian is remembered for anything in his afterlife, it is the profitable and eclectic cigar nights he organized for St. Gregory Church in his Merrimack Valley community of North Andover.

The late Der Vartan Kassabian in his pastoral days with good friend Greg Minasian.
The late Der Vartan Kassabian in his pastoral days with good friend Greg Minasian.

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Tom Vartabedian

Tom Vartabedian is a retired journalist with the Haverhill Gazette, where he spent 40 years as an award-winning writer and photographer. He has volunteered his services for the past 46 years as a columnist and correspondent with the Armenian Weekly, where his pet project was the publication of a special issue of the AYF Olympics each September.

2 Comments

  1. Congratulations to Greg for starting the Cigar Night at St. Gregory’s Church these past few years. It is an excellent fund raiser for the church. Good job Greg. Steve Dulgarian

  2. DER VARTAN OCCASIONALLY CELEBRATED BADARAK AT ST. STEPHEN’S,WATERTOWN. I ENJOYED HIS FIERY SERMONS ON COTEMPORARY ISSUES. HOPE THAT OTHER CLERGY CONTINUE IN THE SAME VEIN SO AS TO FIRE UP OUR YOUTH.DR. JOHN MANUELIAN

  3. I was saddened to hear of Der Vartan’s passing a few years ago. We knew him at Saint Gregory’s in Granite City, Illinois. It’s true, his sermons did mesmerize and his message was always poignant.

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