Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument Committee co-chair Ralph Enokian was contacted by Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia and informed that the Armenian Heritage Memorial would be placed on the previously consecrated ground north of the Vietnam Memorial. The memorial will be created and installed by Grethen-Cahringer Memorials of Lansingburgh, according to The Troy Record.
The decision comes after years of tension between the city and the committee.
“There have been years of work to make this memorial a reality,” said county legislator Tutunjian, who represents the city of Troy on the legislature.
The memorial effort was conceived, and has been spear-headed by, the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, a fraternal Armenian service organization. They formed the Armenian Genocide Memorial Monument Committee in 2005, which has been working to place a memorial in the city’s vicinity.
The memorial will reflect the positive contributions their community has made to Troy and the capital region, and would serve to honor victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as those of all genocides.
