罗得岛州前州议员Aram Garabedian去世享年91岁：从政始于1966年、2010年洪水后重振Warwick Mall
罗得岛州普罗维登斯县Cranston市，前州议员、Cranston市议员Aram Garabedian去世，享年91岁，相关消息于10月31日刊出。
Garabedian以其富有个性的“Aram语录”而为人铭记，更以在2010年大洪水后带领家族共同拥有的Warwick Mall重建而闻名。他的从政生涯始于1966年，先后担任Cranston学校委员会委员6年、州众议员8年、州参议员2年、Cranston市议会主席4年，还曾以共和党、民主党和独立人士身份参选，其中包括1978年竞选副州长。
Garabedian还是Warwick Mall的共同管理合伙人、房地产管理人与开发商，以及Bliss Properties公司的名誉总裁。2012年，他入选罗得岛州遗产名人堂，表彰他为完成Providence二战退伍军人纪念碑所作的努力，以及重振Warwick Mall的贡献。名人堂的介绍写道，2010年大洪水摧毁了包括Warwick Mall在内的众多罗得岛家庭与企业，Garabedian当时向社区保证罗得岛一定会复苏、商场一定会重建，并喊出了“Count on Us”（指望我们）的口号。
他的追思会将于11月4日在Cranston的Nardolillo殡仪馆举行，葬礼将于11月5日在Providence的Sts. Vartanantz亚美尼亚使徒教会举行；其子Gary已通过匹克球比赛为阿尔茨海默病研究筹得6万美元。
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Former Rhode Island Legislator Aram Garabedian Dies at 91: A Political Career Begun in 1966 and the Revival of Warwick Mall After the 2010 Flood
In Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island, Aram Garabedian, a former state legislator and Cranston city councilman, has died at age 91, according to a report published October 31.
Garabedian was remembered for his colorful “Aram-isms” and for bringing the Warwick Mall, co-owned by his family, back to life after the devastating floods of 2010. His political career began in 1966 and included six years on the Cranston School Committee, eight years in the state House of Representatives, two years in the Senate, and four years as Cranston City Council president. Over the years he ran for office as a Republican, a Democrat and an independent, including a 1978 bid for lieutenant governor.
Garabedian was also co-managing partner of the Warwick Mall, a real estate property manager and developer, and president emeritus of Bliss Properties Inc. In 2012 he was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, honored for his efforts to complete the World War II Veterans Monument in Providence and to revive the Warwick Mall. The Hall of Fame entry said that when the 2010 floods devastated many Rhode Island homes and businesses, including the Warwick Mall, Garabedian assured the community that Rhode Island would rebound and the mall would rebuild, coining the phrase “Count on Us!!”
His wake will be held November 4 at the Nardolillo Funeral Home in Cranston, with a service November 5 at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church in Providence. His son Gary has raised $60,000 so far for Alzheimer's research by playing sponsored pickleball games.
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