Aram Chorebanian was
born January 19, 1930 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Mihran and Zevart Chorebanian
who were refugees from the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Turkey. Aram enjoyed a
consummate New England childhood with younger sister, Zarouhi, and graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1951.
He volunteered
for the US Army during the Korean War, and graduated from Artillery Officer
Candidate School and served 23 years in Korea, Dominican Republic (82nd
Airborne Division), Vietnam and Germany, with a hiatus for Law School at The
University of North Carolina (1963). He became a personnel specialist and was
responsible for retention programs across Europe. At his final post in Fort
Huachuca, Arizona, he ran the Army's transition plan from the draft to an
all-volunteer army, though the highlight of those years was performing in local
musical productions of "Oliver" (Fagin, alongside daughter Carol as
Dodger), "Finian's Rainbow" (Finian), and "Fiddler on the
Roof" (Tevye).
Aram then retired
to Tucson and began a second career as a Realtor (37 years). He was a founding
member of the Armenian Cultural Society of Tucson, a long-time Rotarian, and
choir member at St. Philip's in the Hills. He enjoyed singing Karaoke at
Margarita Bay.
Aram Nancy, was
married for 59 years to his wife Nancy O’Brien [1922-2015] and that union
produced three children: musician Gregg Chorebanian [1952- ], Mark Chorebanian [1957- ], and speech-language pathologist, actress
Carol Julien Chorebanian [1958- ].
After her death he married his wife Ann. Aram Chorebanian died in Tucson,
Arizona on January 23, 2018.
CHOREBANIAN, Aram (aka Aram Chorebanian, Aram M. Chorebanian) (Aram Myron Chorebanian) [1/19/1930, Lynn, Massachusetts,
U.S.A. – 1/23/2018, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. (congestive heart failure)] – film
TV actor, comedian, married to Nancy O’Brien [1922-2015] (1956-2015), father of
musician Gregg Chorebanian [1952- ],
Mark Chorebanian [1957- ], speech-language
pathologist, actress Carol Julien Chorebanian [1958- ], marketing & business director Lisa N. Chorebanian [1967- ], married to Ann Chorebanian (20??-2018).
Another Man,
Another Chance – 1977 (racing judge)
I sure do miss him.
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