Obituary of Beverly Tajerian

Beverly Tajerian (nee Copeland), born in Paterson, NJ passed away on June 5, 2012 in Morris county after a courageous battle with ALS. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry Tajerian, parents James and Sally Copeland and sister Gloria Leopardi. Over the years, Bev resided in West Paterson and Morris County. She also lived in South Carolina while her husband was in the Marine Corps. Beverly worked in accounting and ran a main frame computer for many years. She loved life and had many interests. She loved science, science fiction, classical music, opera, rock 'n' roll, old movies and geneology. She also enjoyed reading and taking day trips to any place she thought would be fun and interesting. She will be very sadly missed by her son, Harry, sister and husband Pat and Nazir Ahmed of Oakland, sister and husband Sally and Norman Baram of Austin, TX, niece Noreen Ahmed of Oakland, and nephews Mark and Michael Baram of Austin, TX. She is also survived by one grand-nephew, four grand-nieces, one great grand niece, one great grand nephew and many relatives and good friends. The family would like to express their deep gratitide to Patrick Burns, MD for his wonderful and compassionate care to Beverly. Also our deep thanks to Eric Freidland, Speech Pathologist for his help to Bev and for making her laugh. Memorial visitation will be held on Friday from 6-9pm at Santangelo Funeral Home, 635 McBride Ave., Woodland Park, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: ALS Association, 27001 Agoura Rd, Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 Website: www.alsa.org In Bev's own words: "The idea is to celebrate my life, which I enjoyed immensely...laugh, cry, dance and sing. I am embarking on a new adventure."