Khachadoorian, Rosemary of Watertown, June 27, 2023. Beloved daughter of the late John and Nazan Sarah (DerDavidian) Khachadoorian. Devoted sister of Vahan Khachadoorian and his late wife Sheila and the late Rose Guarnieri. Loving aunt of Thomas John Khachadoorian.
Funeral service at the Aram Bedrosian Funeral Home, 558 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Friday, July 7 at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Saint Stephen’s Armenian Church or ARS (Cambridge Shushi Chapter), Nichols Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472. Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown.
Rosemary was a graduate of Boston University ( 1966) where she received a B.S. in Business Education. In 1974, she continued her education and completed a course in Spanish at Estudio Sempre in Madrid, Spain. Rosemary was also awarded an Educational Needs Grant, Summer of 1980, “Survey of the Medical Secretarial Graduates 1975- 1979.
Rosemary taught at many local colleges including Professor, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Division of Management and Business and in the Division of Continuing Education 1966 – 1991; Instructor, Aquinas Junior College 1978 – 1991; Instructor, Hickox Secretarial School 1968- 1974; Instructor, State House, Boston, Massachusetts, Clerical Training Program for State Employees 1966- 1967.
Member of Delta Pi Epsilon, Boston University, Corresponding Secretary 1974, Historian 1975 and 1976, and Recording Secretary 1977. Member, Massachusetts Business Educators Association, Eastern Business Teachers Association, and National Business Teachers Association.
Board of Trustees Member, Saint Stephen’s Armenian Church 1978 – 1982; Sunday School Teacher, Saint Stephen’s Armenian Church 1957 – 1970; League of Women Voters, Treasurer 1962 – 1964; Board Member, Armenian Relief Society Cambridge Shushi Chapter; Board of Trustees, Armenian Cultural and Educational Center; Volunteer, Attorney General’s Office, Senior Hotline 2002 – 2008.