I will always recall fondly the impact this young man had on my life in the short time I had the privilege of knowing him. Always in my thoughts and prayers. Missing him . Love 💗 

Momma T. 

When Vahan was around 10 or 11,  I asked him to help me out on the organ at Church.   I was planning to be out-of-town the following Sunday and was not able to find a substitute organist.  The Church organ had an internal recorder, so I had recorded the entire Service on the organ.   But,  of course,  I needed a responsible soul to run the recorder - push Play, Pause, Stop at just the right times,  adjust volume levels, etc.   As my extremely bright and trustworthy piano student,  I knew Vahan could handle the situation.  It was easy for him to master the use of the controls to accomplish the task. 

As I was told later by many members of the congregation,  sure enough,  Vahan was seated on the organ bench plenty early to start the Prelude.  They say he did a great job of turning the recorder on & off at exactly the correct times.   But for the sake of those (most people) who did not realize it was a recorder playing the organ,  during each selection,  Vahan sat up tall & put his hands on one of the manuals and pretended  to play!   Boy,  did I get the compliments when I returned from my trip about how well I had taught Vahan to play the organ!   A boy that young playing the organ so fantastically,  and with such confidence!