Obituary of Ali Kaghazchi

Ali Kaghazchi was a champion weightlifter, a teacher, a coach, and a successful businessman. A self-made man, he inspired a generation of young men and women to believe that you should set your goals high, that through hard work, dedication, integrity, and generosity you could achieve anything in life and then look back and be proud of what you have done. He proved it through his actions and his life. He was a jovial man with a loud laugh that would warm your soul who was so proud of his Persian heritage. He loved to play music and to sing. He loved poetry and always had a story and a joke to motivate you. For 30 years he was also so proud to be an American citizen and to have all of the liberty that comes with it, calling America his "Freedom Country". He is survived by his wife of 54 years Najibeh, his 3 daughters whom he was always so dedicated to, and his 4 grandchildren whom he cherished and adored. He was loved by so many and will be missed by all. "Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life." - Albert Einstein