Final Update
October 17th, 2007 by shahin
It is with a very heavy heart that I have to tell you that Shahin passed away at 5:04pm on October 16, at the age of 45. He went very peacefully, with a lot of love surrounding him. The void he left behind is beyond words.
He is survived by his son Christopher (20), daughter Noelle (17), and grand son Ryan Sirus (7 months).
He fought and fought hard, but his condition deteriorated so quickly in a 12 hour period that his doctors only gave him a 1% chance of survival. Most of the evidence points to multiple strokes as a result of numerous clots being lodged in his brain, leaving him in a coma.
The decision to pull life-support was left to the family, but the doctors were unanimous in their recommendation. I hope and pray that none of you – especially if you are a mother – will ever be in a position to make a decision as difficult as the one my mother and the rest of us had to make. Even knowing that the decision was absolutely the right one, it was one of the most difficult things we had to endure.
Viewing will be on Thursday, October 18, between 6:00 and 9:00pm and memorial services will be on Friday at 2:00pm.
The funeral home information:
Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home 5005 SE 29th Street Del City, OK73115 Phone: 405-672-1321
http://www.dignitymemorial.com/7370/LocalHome.aspx?id=home&LocNumbNLang=7370&LoadDefault=0
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October 17th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
My heart goes out to you and your mother. We will keep you in our thoughts.
Mary Olsen
October 17th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Dear Mom, Dad, Alex, Rana, Roya, Ramin, Christopher, and Noelle,
We were so sadenned to hear the news about Shahin. Our prayers are with you during this difficult time. Lilly Joon, we all love you and are thinking of you. Everyone sends their love and condolences.
Wishing you Peace and strenght,
Parissa and family
October 17th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
With deepest sadness we want to offer you our prayers and thoughts as you try to continue without Shahin. We have a greater appreciation for family as we watched in amazement the strength you provided to Shahin and each other. Please know you have touched our hearts. May God bless you and watch over you.
October 18th, 2007 at 7:15 am
My deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. Shahin was a good man with a kind soul. He will be greatly missed by all of his “Puckered Penguins” friends.
I hope you will all find the strength you need to carry on.
October 18th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I was deeply grieved to learn of the untimely loss of Shanin.
I’m very proud and honored to have served with Shanin. Shanin was a man with great integrity, loyalty, and dedication to his country and family. He was a smart man who was well loved and admired.
On behalf of his colleagues and friends from VXE-6, we send our love and heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. We will miss him very much. Your sorrow is shared by everyone who knew him.
I know is in God’s care now and is finally pain-free and happy with his Creator.
Ronny Neira, USN, Retired
Corona, CA
October 18th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
I worked with Shahin while I was in the Navy at VQ-4 and more recently since I’ve worked for Boeing. He always took time to help us junior folks out. He is someone I always looked up to for advice, be it technical or about life. Shahin is a great guy and someone I’m proud to call a friend.
Jerry Jana
USN/Boeing
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:44 am
Dear Alex
Please accept my deepest sympathy.
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:23 am
Dear Lily june, Bahman,Rana,Roya,Ramin
Thinking of you with sympathy
and hoping you find comfort
in the life time of special memories of dear Shahin.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Ferydoun Forough & Farzin Saleh
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I am saddend to hear of the passing of Shane.
I met him while we were at VXE-6 in the mid 90’s, and again when we both ended up at Tinker at E-6B Engineer School.
Shane was the epitome of the Navy Chief, and was a true professional as both a Naval Aircrewman and as a Flight Engineer.
You’ll be missed Shippie, I’ll raise a beer in your honor and say a prayer for your family.
Fair Winds and Following Seas.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:48 am
Dear Lily,Bahman,Rana,Roya,Ramin, Christopher, Noelle & Ryan:
Please accept the bozorgmehr and hejazi families most sincere condolences on the very untimely passing of Shahin. Our thoughts are with you during these difficult times.
October 24th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Over the past couple of months, my family has received a great deal of support and comfort from everyone who knew Shahin. I would like thank you all for the cards, prayers, flowers and well wishes that we have received.
I have read that the death of a sibling is a life-shaking event for which few are prepared. I never realized until now how much grief could feel like fear. One of the tough questions I must now answer is, “How many brothers and sisters do you have?” I know my parents will be asked about their children as well. The problem is there is no word for a parent who loses a child. And if there was, no one would speak it, because it would be too horrible to utter. I know the pain and sadness will eventually subside and I will be courageous and strong once again but it doesn’t mean I won’t continue to hurt from time to time. Some ache will be there forever, that’s just the way it is.
There is a sense of unreality for my family in coming to terms with the death of my amazing brother who was loved so dearly. We take some comfort in the fact that despite the brevity of his life, he was able to form great friendships, give love to others, and explore his interests and to exercise his talents to the fullest.
Sometimes we look in all the wrong places and to all the wrong people to get the support we need. It’s taken me a while to learn that friendship can be found closer than you think, even in your own family. Growing up, I knew I always had a great friend in my brother Shahin. Besides the biological connection we shared, there was the common ground and shared history that has kept my brother and I bonded.
Through the years I probably went to my brother too few times when I was having trouble. I wish I had gone to him more often because he had a sweet and caring soul. The times I did confide in him felt very good. My pain or heartache never needed a context or an explanation. That is a feeling I experience so rarely in my life these days—feeling completely understood without even speaking.
As you can imagine, it is hard to put into words my love, my feelings, and the respect I have for my brother, so in ending I will just say, “Your are going to be truly missed, Bro. I love you.”
Ramin
October 25th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Ramin,
I read your response in this blog. I am normally not a public response person, but I was told you don’t have a personal email address. I hope it is ok that I talk specifically to you. Your brother was a very special person to everyone who came in contact with him. I saw him daily and talked to him thru email or instant messaging at work all day long. To say that I am missing his presence is a huge understatement. I felt your pain in your words. I lost my mother when she was 48 years old. She was my only parent. The loss was life changeing as I know Shahin’s will be to you and your entire family. It helped me to look at it by saying I only lost her suffering body shell, her spirit is with me every day. And when I get sad or lonely or stressed and don’t feel like I can handle another minute without her, I talk to her. Sometimes out loud, sometimes in my head. But I know she hears me. And sometimes she answers me. Whether it’s in a dream or by something left for me to see that only she would have known. You are not less one brother, you are still the same family with the same amount of children. Death does not change that. He was very proud of his family and probably the most family oriented person I have ever known. He talked about each of you in such ways that I feel I know each of you already. When you need advise, still ask him for it, he will find a way to answer you. If you need hugs, go to the people that he loved and loved him the most. Thru them, you will surely feel his love. There is no way to run quickly thru your grief. You need to allow yourself to heal in YOUR own time. Nobody can tell you it’s been long enough until you feel the pain not so raw and sharpe. Having lost my mother 12 years ago, I still grieve for her at times when she would have been at functions or places. But it’s not so painful to know she isn’t there because I feel her around me daily. Make his beautiful soul and way of life how you too live life. He had the kindest, gentlest soul and made a huge impact on many lives. We could all learn from that. And after meeting your family, I know why and how he turned out that way. You all are a very unique family. Take this opportunity to hug your mom and dad daily one extra time. To tell Rana and Roya and Alex how much they mean to you and Shahin too. He DOES hear you Ramin. Very few people come into our lives like Shahin, and yes he was gone way too soon, learn what he taught us all. Good luck on your healing journey and if you ever want to talk about him or just vent, I will listen. It is the very least I can do for my friend Shahin.
December 7th, 2007 at 11:03 am
I was agian thinking of Shahin and thought to go to the web site agian, reading over the comments and rememberences I feel agian the loss that affected so many. But the one thing that was so evident is the love from family and freinds that lives on today. His friends are still here and will always be available for you should ever need anything or just want to talk.
December 12th, 2007 at 10:31 am
My sincerest sympathies, he was true Sailors Sailor. He will be missed our Navy is a little colder without him.
December 31st, 2007 at 5:29 pm
My prayers to Shane and his family. I did not know this website existed. I was a loadmaster with Shane in Antarctica. I knew a few of you mentioned such as Olsen. I live in Dallas TX now. I hope that I could keep in touch with a few of the shipmates. You can email me. I still have the year book of Antarctica.
August 14th, 2008 at 5:36 am
I just recently found out about Shahins’ passing. We knew Shahin from VQ-4 in Pax river and he was a member of our wedding party in 1990. Shahin and Laurie showed great faith in us by selecting us to be the God parents of Noelle and I’m sorry to say that we let them down when we lost touch with them after we transferred and never re-connected with them. We can’t tell you how sorry we are for your loss and how guilty we feel for not doing more to contact Shahin over the years and not being the God parents we should have been. God be with you all and may he be so gracious to forgive my wife and I for our actions, or the lack of them. It’s times like these that make you reflect on your decisions in life and the mistakes you may have made. Our mistake was letting a friend and a shipmate down, it won’t happen again! Please forgive us and please find peace in knowing Shahin is in a better place now and no longer suffering. May God bless you all.
Duane & Lydia Graham