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AFSHAR,
Farokh
(November 29, 1947-June 15, 2007)
Farokh passed away peacefully at home in Guelph, surrounded by
his family and loved ones, after a hard-fought battle with prostate
cancer. Farokh was the loving husband of Maribel
GONZALES, proud
father of Zhaleh
LIGAYA and Aaliyeh
AMIHAN, beloved brother of
Farideh AFSHAR (of Markham,) and Ferooz
AFSHAR (of New Zealand.)
His nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear Friends around the world
will miss him very much. Born in Calcutta of Iranian parents
he lived in four countries for roughly seven years each before
he making Canada his home. Farokh wanted to make a better world
both here in Canada and abroad. He worked in 15 countries for
international development organizations, Non-governmental Organizations
and national governments. A committed scholar and passionate
teacher, Farokh was a professor at the University of Guelph's
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development. Farokh
co-founded Development Workshop, an Non-governmental Organization
working to improve living conditions in less developed communities.
He was also a board member of the North-South Institute, the
Canadian Association for Studies in International Development,
and of the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Development
Studies. He was a member of the Iranian-Canadian Community of
Guelph, the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Ontario Professional
Planners Institute, the Global Planning Educators Interest Group
of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. Farokh
served for eight years on Guelph's Round Table on Environment,
Economy, and Society.
A celebration of Farokh's life will be held on Thursday, June 28th
at 7 p.m. at the Ontario Agricultural College Centennial Arboretum
Centre at the University of Guelph.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Inter Pares (www.interpares.ca),
or Free The Children (www.freethechildren.com), would be most
appreciated by the family.
"We love you, Agajune!"
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