The
kaghakatsi
Armenian
community
in
Sydney
has
lost
one
of
its
most
beautiful
pillars
of
society:
Angelle
Benneian,
a
charming,
sophisticated lady with the very loving nature.
Angelle
was
born
in
Jerusalem
in
1927,
the
seventh
of
nine
children
to
Sahag
and
Nazouhie
Nercessian.
She
was
married,
at
the
young
age
of only 14, to Kevork Benneian, and bore him 5 children.
She leaves behind a dozen grandchildren.
Ever
graceful
and
self-possessed,
Angelle
exuded
a
lingering
charm
that
touched
people.
Even
in
the
face
of
terminal
cancer
she
remained
strong
and
positive,
fighting
against
the
creeping
disease
with
every
last breath.
The
eulogy
read
at
her
funeral
ceremony
by
Australia's
primate
Archbishop
Aghan
Baliozian,
noted
that
she
will
be
remembered
"for
many
things
but
mainly
for
her
courage
to
confront
all
the
challenges
thrown
at
her,
her
strong
faith
in
God
which
never
wavered
even
at
the
worst
moments
of
her
life,
her
infectious
positive
attitude
and
most
of
all
her
loving
nature.
She
loved
her
family
and
her
friends,
she
loved joy, laughter, beauty and music but most of all she loved life."