Obituary for Valantin Sarkissian | Simon Javizian Funeral Directors
- Date Of Birth: January 30, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 20, 2017
- State: Michigan
On the 30th of January, 1930, Valantin Derwishian was born in Aleppo, Syria, to a couple of Armenian Genocide survivors, Sarkis and Maryam Derwishian. She spent her childhood surrounded by a loving family that included three sisters and one brother siblings. She was the youngest among the sisters and the second youngest overall in the Derwishian family. From early age, like all her siblings, her parents made sure that Valantin was inculcated in everything that made her a Christian Armenian in identity, mind, spirit, and character.