Albert was born in Krasnodar, Russia on July 8, 1928, son of the late Armenak and Satenik Savadian. As a child he moved with his family to Iran and as a young man operated a jewelry repair with his brother Serge. Eventually Albert and his brother were appointed the royal jewelers to the Shah of Iran and made some of the crowns for the royal family. He and his family then immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s and lived in NYC. He met his future wife Sophie (Kassabian) Savadian in Massachusetts at the Armenian Camp in Franklin Massachusetts. They were married in 1955 and began a family soon after. Ever nomadic, Albert and Sophie and their children lived in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. Albert and Sophie had 58 wonderful years together until Sophie’s death in 2013.
Always the prankster, Albert had a box of fake chocolates which he used to love to offer to guests, using a marble egg at Easter to crack all the grandchildren’s eggs, and making funny cards to share with his friends and family.
He and his wife Sophie were the proprietors of 'Also Antiques', a store on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown for a number of years, for which they enjoyed road trips all over New England and New York. They were active members of the Armenian community in whichever state they resided. Albert enjoyed volunteering at the Charles River Museum of Industry and for the 'Meals on Wheels' program in Waltham. In his later years, Albert developed into quite the artist drawing 100’s of pictures that he shared with his family, friends, and the larger Sudbury community.
Albert was pre-deceased by his elder siblings: Serge Savadian of NJ, Tamara Thompson and Knarik Nalbandian of FL. He leaves his daughter Alexis Shaw of Waltham, his son Albert Savadian, Jr., and his wife, Ruth, of Framingham; grandchildren, Lauren (Savadian) Paulsen, Amanda Savadian and Michael Savadian, his great-grandchild Nicholas Savadian, and his many nephews and nieces.
Services are private.
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