Omid "Mimi" Ahmadi

The marriage of Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi, an accountant, who was a Baha’I’ raised in the city of Eshghabad (Russia at the time) to Rouhieh Yazdani, a devoted Baha’I’ servant from a prominent family in Tehran resulted in five children: two boys and then thee girls. Omid Ahmadi — lovingly known as MiMi — entered this world on October 8, 1955, carrying a name that meant hope. And hope is exactly what she became for everyone blessed enough to know her. Born the fourth of five children, MiMi grew up in a family whose roots were deeply intertwined with the Bahá’í Faith, service, and community. From Eshghabad to Tehran, and eventually in 1966 to Houston, her family’s journey shaped a woman whose spirit was both gentle and fiercely generous.

At just ten years old, MiMi arrived in Texas with her mother and sisters, stepping into a new country with curiosity and courage. She mastered English quickly, not just as a language but as an art form. Words became her companions, her tools, and her gift. She graduated from Sam Rayburn High School in 1974 and continued her love affair with literature at San Jacinto College and the University of Houston, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 1977. She worked tirelessly to support her education, and just as tirelessly to support the people she loved.

MiMi began her professional life as a writer — at TIRR, at Houston businesses, and at the Houston Post. Her talent for storytelling was unmistakable. Later, she entered a new career path, mortgage banking, where she spent over four decades helping families find stability and home. In 1997, MiMi’s desire to experience other cities, ventured to live in Dallas for four years and then moved to Austin. She especially loved Austin and its arts environment. However, in 2017, MiMi selflessly moved back to Houston to assist with the companionship and care of our beloved mother. For the last fifteen years of her career, she served as a Project Manager at Wells Fargo, respected for her diligence, intelligence, and unwavering integrity.

Although MiMi never married or had children of her own, she poured her heart into the lives of her nieces, nephews, and the many children of friends who adored her. She played games with them, watched movies with them, laughed with them, and taught them to love the worlds she cherished — Comedy, High Fantasy, Epic Adventure and most of all, the universe of Science Fiction. The 1960s Star Trek original series was her favorite. She knew every episode, every line, every character, and she shared that joy with anyone willing to embark on the adventure.

Her devotion to the Bahá’í Faith was quiet, radiant, and constant. MiMi served her community with humility and grace, always ready to help with gatherings, events, and spiritual celebrations. Her generosity was not loud or performative — it was steady, sincere, and limitless. She gave freely, without hesitation and without expectation.

What people will remember most is her spiritual strength, her kindness, her generosity and her astonishing capacity for joy. MiMi had a quick wit that could light up a room, a sense of humor that could dissolve any tension, and an infectious laugh that wrapped itself around your heart. She listened without judgment, spoke without prejudice, and loved without condition. Her presence made people feel safe, understood, and valued.

MiMi leaves behind a family who adored her: her brother Farid, her sisters Navid and Shishi, her nieces and nephews — Nasir, Naisaun, Nava, Arya, Niru, Dara, and Safe — and the grand nieces and nephews she cherished deeply: Hannah, Madeline, Ava, Jaylee, Jace, Maisie, and Coraline.

Her soul, as Bahá’u’lláh wrote, “will endure as long as the Kingdom of God… and will reveal His loving kindness and bounty.” MiMi lived that truth every day. Her light remains — in the laughter she sparked, the compassion she embodied, and the hope she carried in her name.

Today, we honor a sincere woman who made the world softer, brighter, and more loving simply by being in it.

Visitation will be held at Calvary Hill Funeral Home and Cem, 21723 Aldine-Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, US, on October 3, 2026, from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm.

A Funeral Service will be held at Calvary Hill Funeral Home and Cem, 21723 Aldine-Westfield Road, Humble, TX 77338, US, on October 3, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, with live stream available at https://www.facebook.com/120538911291173.

A Committal Service will be held at Calvary Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery, 21723 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble, TX 77338, US, on October 3, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm.