By Andrew Beam
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John Kacharian
COHOES ? John Kacharian?s love for the U.S. flag was especially evident during the years he coordinated Troy?s Flag Day Parades. Today, loved ones will be paying their final respects to him in similar fashion.
Kacharian, whom friends remember as a nice man filled with knowledge about both U.S. history and flag protocol, passed away Monday at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes after a long illness.
According to his obituary, Kacharian graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with several engineering degrees and worked at the Watervliet Arsenal, where he created the Benet Laboratories Museum. He even designed and built his own home in West Sand Lake.
In his spare time, he studied the history of the American flag extensively and later joined Troy?s Flag Day Parade Committee. He was seen as an expert in all aspects of flag handling and protocol.
?Everyone went to him when it came to protocol when it came to the flag,? said Jason Schofield, who met Kacharian when he joined the committee. ?He has a lot of knowledge on the protocol of the flag and he was very into detail. He loved to tell stories and he would always have a story about the flag. He was a wealth of knowledge.?
Jerry Weaver, who also served on the parade committee, said Kacharian would come in and make sure all of the flags were in good condition and not completely worn. While Weaver described him as being very quiet and reserved, he added that Kacharian was dedicated to the committee.
He explained that it was difficult to hear Kacharian speak during the meetings but said people quieted down so that he could be heard.
?You had to really hush the meeting up if you wanted to hear him,? Weaver said. ?He was a great guy and well respected.?
Kacharian was married to his wife, Halina, for 40 years. The couple did not have any children. Weaver recalled that it seemed as if Kacharian?s own health began to decline in 2005 after Halina passed away at the Eddy Village Green.
Secretary of the Troy Flag Day Parade, Cindy Wilson, said that although Kacharian had a caretaker, he couldn?t be left alone and was soon placed in the nursing home. Because Kacharian couldn?t drive and thus didn?t have a way to get himself to and from the meetings, Wilson said she would not only pick him up but also got him a sandwich. Continued...
Weaver said people were learning through word of mouth about Kacharian?s passing, as he didn?t have very many relatives around. Once Kacharian was put into the nursing home, Weaver said not too many people heard from him.
?When we heard he went to a home, nobody really had any contact with him because no one really knew his relatives,? Weaver said. ?I thought about it and, wow, because it just seemed like he hung in there for quite a while.?
Wilson said it was sad to hear of his passing, noting that it will leave an impact on the parade itself as he was the go-to guy for any information about the flag.
?I felt really bad because that?s somebody you learn something from,? Wilson said. ?There was the Flag Day Parade and there?s John with all of the answers.?
Andrew Beam may also be reached at 270-1294.
COHOES ? John Kacharian?s love for the U.S. flag was especially evident during the years he coordinated Troy?s Flag Day Parades. Today, loved ones will be paying their final respects to him in similar fashion.
Kacharian, whom friends remember as a nice man filled with knowledge about both U.S. history and flag protocol, passed away Monday at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes after a long illness.
According to his obituary, Kacharian graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with several engineering degrees and worked at the Watervliet Arsenal, where he created the Benet Laboratories Museum. He even designed and built his own home in West Sand Lake.
In his spare time, he studied the history of the American flag extensively and later joined Troy?s Flag Day Parade Committee. He was seen as an expert in all aspects of flag handling and protocol.
?Everyone went to him when it came to protocol when it came to the flag,? said Jason Schofield, who met Kacharian when he joined the committee. ?He has a lot of knowledge on the protocol of the flag and he was very into detail. He loved to tell stories and he would always have a story about the flag. He was a wealth of knowledge.? Continued...
Jerry Weaver, who also served on the parade committee, said Kacharian would come in and make sure all of the flags were in good condition and not completely worn. While Weaver described him as being very quiet and reserved, he added that Kacharian was dedicated to the committee.
He explained that it was difficult to hear Kacharian speak during the meetings but said people quieted down so that he could be heard.
?You had to really hush the meeting up if you wanted to hear him,? Weaver said. ?He was a great guy and well respected.?
Kacharian was married to his wife, Halina, for 40 years. The couple did not have any children. Weaver recalled that it seemed as if Kacharian?s own health began to decline in 2005 after Halina passed away at the Eddy Village Green.
Secretary of the Troy Flag Day Parade, Cindy Wilson, said that although Kacharian had a caretaker, he couldn?t be left alone and was soon placed in the nursing home. Because Kacharian couldn?t drive and thus didn?t have a way to get himself to and from the meetings, Wilson said she would not only pick him up but also got him a sandwich.
Weaver said people were learning through word of mouth about Kacharian?s passing, as he didn?t have very many relatives around. Once Kacharian was put into the nursing home, Weaver said not too many people heard from him.
?When we heard he went to a home, nobody really had any contact with him because no one really knew his relatives,? Weaver said. ?I thought about it and, wow, because it just seemed like he hung in there for quite a while.?
Wilson said it was sad to hear of his passing, noting that it will leave an impact on the parade itself as he was the go-to guy for any information about the flag.
?I felt really bad because that?s somebody you learn something from,? Wilson said. ?There was the Flag Day Parade and there?s John with all of the answers.?
Andrew Beam may also be reached at 270-1294OHOES ? John Kacharian?s love for the U.S. flag was especially evident during the years he coordinated Troy?s Flag Day Parades. Today, loved ones will be paying their final respects to him in similar fashion. Continued...
Kacharian, whom friends remember as a nice man filled with knowledge about both U.S. history and flag protocol, passed away Monday at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes after a long illness.
According to his obituary, Kacharian graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with several engineering degrees and worked at the Watervliet Arsenal, where he created the Benet Laboratories Museum. He even designed and built his own home in West Sand Lake.
In his spare time, he studied the history of the American flag extensively and later joined Troy?s Flag Day Parade Committee. He was seen as an expert in all aspects of flag handling and protocol.
?Everyone went to him when it came to protocol when it came to the flag,? said Jason Schofield, who met Kacharian when he joined the committee. ?He has a lot of knowledge on the protocol of the flag and he was very into detail. He loved to tell stories and he would always have a story about the flag. He was a wealth of knowledge.?
Jerry Weaver, who also served on the parade committee, said Kacharian would come in and make sure all of the flags were in good condition and not completely worn. While Weaver described him as being very quiet and reserved, he added that Kacharian was dedicated to the committee.
He explained that it was difficult to hear Kacharian speak during the meetings but said people quieted down so that he could be heard.
?You had to really hush the meeting up if you wanted to hear him,? Weaver said. ?He was a great guy and well respected.?
Kacharian was married to his wife, Halina, for 40 years. The couple did not have any children. Weaver recalled that it seemed as if Kacharian?s own health began to decline in 2005 after Halina passed away at the Eddy Village Green.
Secretary of the Troy Flag Day Parade, Cindy Wilson, said that although Kacharian had a caretaker, he couldn?t be left alone and was soon placed in the nursing home. Because Kacharian couldn?t drive and thus didn?t have a way to get himself to and from the meetings, Wilson said she would not only pick him up but also got him a sandwich.
Weaver said people were learning through word of mouth about Kacharian?s passing, as he didn?t have very many relatives around. Once Kacharian was put into the nursing home, Weaver said not too many people heard from him.
?When we heard he went to a home, nobody really had any contact with him because no one really knew his relatives,? Weaver said. ?I thought about it and, wow, because it just seemed like he hung in there for quite a while.?
Wilson said it was sad to hear of his passing, noting that it will leave an impact on the parade itself as he was the go-to guy for any information about the flag.
?I felt really bad because that?s somebody you learn something from,? Wilson said. ?There was the Flag Day Parade and there?s John with all of the answers.?
Andrew Beam may also be reached at 270-1294.
Source: http://troyrecord.com/articles/2012/08/30/news/doc503ef9bda99cf365894164.txt
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