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Happy birthday, Zahra. My wife, Zahra, was taken away from us by a deadly earthquake. Today as I am celebrating her memory, it bring tear to my eyes, joy to my life and I feel that for 2 decades she improved our lives in many profound ways. We had 3 wonderful children Sophia, Mike and Sima. Zahra helped me and together we created a great family, a very successful Karate Dojo, a good organization, and a joyful life. Zahra was very disciplined, attentive to the family, and was loved by everyone who know her. She was one of the best cook I have ever met; I have to admit that she was very intimidating, when I went to the kitchen to offer my help she would not allow me to cook, but sometimes she assigned me to wash the dishes. She woke up early am for training and got the kids ready and we dropped them off to their schools then she would come to the Dojo to manage the office and sometime she taught the late morning then we had lunch talked about the children, Dojo, and future. After lunch, she took a little time out to herself. Then we went back to work at the Dojos, by mid-afternoon children were picked up from school for homework and early dinner. A few early morning, every evening and weekend she attended the Dojo with the family for training and teaching. Her dedication, discipline and management skills freed up my time to travel teach and over see many locations. Thank you, Zahra, for 2 decades of beautiful life, thank you for giving me 3 greatest gifts: our children Sophia, Michael, and Sima.
Rest in Peace.