- Date Of Birth: October 24, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 26, 2020
- State: New York
Born in Dobrich, Bulgaria on October 24, 1930 – Departed on February 26, 2020 and resided in White Plains, NY.
Grigor Hovakimyan, 89, of White Plains, New York, passed away on February 26, 2020.
Grigor was born on October 24, 1930 in Dobrich, Bulgaria. His family (father Garnik, mother Yepraksia, and older brothers Mkrtich and Kazaros) repatriated to their ancestral homeland Armenia in 1946. He graduated from Yerevan Polytech with a degree in electrical engineering and worked in a research and development organization.
For many years and up to his retirement he led a group responsible for design and supervision of manufacturing of portable/mobile electric substations for various, including military, applications. He lived in Westchester county since 2001. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Donara Hovakimian, brother Kazaros Hovakimian, daughter Marina Hovakimian and son-in-law Ruben Karapetyan, son and daughter in law Armen and Gayane Hovakimian, and grandchildren Tigran and David Karapetyan, and Aram and Sophia Hovakimian.
