IIn Memoriam

In loving memory of Lida Hagopian, a gem of purest ray serene, an innocent soul, born in the hallowed Old City of Jerusalem, whose footsteps also echoed in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, and on the sunswept sidewalks and distant shores of Australia.

     This is the world of Lida Hagopian, born on June 22, 1966 in the

city of Jerusalem, sacred to the three great monotheistic religions:

Christianity, Islam, Judaism.

     It is a world of love and compassion, beauty, music and faith.

     Along the cobblestoned, winding alleys of the Old City, and in its

unique ambiance of spirituality, she walked in the footsteps of the

great prophets.

     And, to fulfill her dreams and longings for a more profound and,

perhaps, miraculous experience, she made a pilgrimage to

Lourdes.

     There was a brief sojourn in the Arabian/Persian Gulf Sheikdom

of Kuwait, where she spent the first few years of her life and

learned to walk and talk, and where she first discovered the sea

and was initiated into its delightful mysteries.

     In Sydney in the '60s, she went to her first school and found

Karen Bauer, her best friend.

     But at the age of 12, she was back in Jerusalem again, for a

lengthy sojourn of 18 years.

     She returned to Sydney in September, 1995.

     Four years later, on the night of April 17, 1999, she was recalled

to her true Abode, abiding in the bosom of her Creator.