With sadness, I received this message from National Society of Histotechnology about the passing of Chuck Churukian and was asked to pass it on to Histonet.
Charles J. Churukian Brighton: May 11, 1928 - February 23, 2011, Charles J. Churukian 82. Predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Christin Aintablian Churukian, and sister, Sally Churukian Taroni. He is survived by his wife, Irene Billings Churukian of 41 years and his sister, Rose Churukian Milone as well as sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Charles will be sadly missed by family and friends. As a PFC in the infantry, he served as a heavy machine gunner in World War II receiving the Army of Occupation Medal and Victory Medal. Teacher, mentor, poet, editor, innovator, "guru of special stains", Charles worked in histology laboratories for 54 years and supervised the Histotechnology Lab at the UR Medical Center for the last 40 years. He was recently presented with the "Histotechnologist of the Decade" Award by the National Society of Histotechnology for his contributions to the laboratory science field having numerous publications, presentations and awards to his credit. He devoted his career looking for ways to modify the art of special stains for the benefit of patient care. In addition to his professional life, he offered spiritual guidance to many inmates at the jail. On Saturday, March 5, at 11:00, friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at Asbury United Methodist Church at 1050 East Ave. followed by a reception in 1010 East Avenue, adjacent to the church. Interment, White Haven at the convenience of the family. Charles' family would like to thank the staff at UR Wilmot Cancer Center, and LifetimeCare Agency for their loving compassionate care In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to Good News and Jail Ministry of the Rochester Area, AMAA Scholarship Fund (for university students in Armenia), Asbury Outreach Programs (Dining Caring Center, Storehouse) or James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. Gayle M. Callis HTL,HT,MT(ASCP) Bozeman MT _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet