My mother and Uncle Reza would catch up for hours on the phone over the decades.  As a kid, I got to hear those joyful conversations firsthand.  Once I moved out for college, Mom would call me afterwards, so happy to have spent that time with him.  This photo memorializes the family reunion we had in the mid 1990s, where I finally got to meet this uncle and extended family who were so beloved.

When we lost Mom four years ago, Uncle Reza passed along to me the  gift of those periodic phone calls, to reminisce over the wonderful times he and my parents shared, with so many stories from when they were younger.   He was the most kind, generous, and supportive human being who adored his family with all of his heart.    

The last gift Uncle Reza gave us was a FaceTime call this past February, where he and my Dad got to spend much needed time together.   My hope is that Uncle Reza has been reunited with Mom, the two of them healthy and pain-free, again enjoying each other's company with constant conversation.

Your Malekpour family on the east coast sends so much love to all of you as we honor his memory and this great loss.

My deepest condolences.   I remember Mr. Malekpour ever since I was a young child.  He was a great friend of the family and always made the effort to be at our gatherings.   Every interaction I had with him was positive.  In thee early 80s I  remember him asking me about school and “mathematics” when I was in grade school while sitting on the velvet floral couch of our house in Bothell.  I also somehow associated him with ice cream when I was a kid.   I remember hiding under one of his tables while my parents were visiting w/him - I recall  reaching my hand from under the table to grab cookies. 

As I got older he always took a sincere interest in what I was doing or studying and we always had a good chat and a warm hug.  He even took the time to visit and have dinner with me when I was studying in Philadelphia around 2006 while he was doing business in the area.  Once I moved back to Seattle he came to my home when we had gatherings and also attended my wedding. He continued to make an effort to attend important events and gatherings like he and his wife always did. 

We weren’t technically related but he was like an uncle to me.   Mr. Malekpour was a great person and a kind person.  He will be missed.

Our heartfelt condolences. Amu will be remembered. Our thoughts are with Kossar and the family.

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Gholamreza Malekpour

July 15, 1935 – June 4, 2025

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