Mohabat Tarkeshian (1994 - 2024)

Mohabat sadly and unexpectedly passed away on 30th April, 2024. Her celebration of life was held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts on July 5th, 2024. A stream of it is linked below.

Mohabat Tarkeshian Award

Mohabat had a significant impact on both her peers and professors during her time studying at The University of Western Ontario. To honor her and to help contribute to her legacy, the university is establishing an award in her name. The Mohabat Tarkeshian Award will help support graduate students in Mathematics and is currently in its fundraising period. If you are able to contribute, please follow this link to the donation page.

For donations from outside of Canada, the above link will not work. You can donate over the phone directly by calling Western’s Donation Processing Team on +1-800-420-7519 (toll free), or by contacting Mohabat’s brother, Bruce Crown (email address below), who can will be able to assist.

Celebration of Life Stream

If you wish to contact someone close to Mohabat, please reach out to one of the following:

• James Leslie (Mohabat’s Fiancé) - jamesleslie “at” posteo.net;
• Bruce Crown (Mohabat’s Brother) - contact “at” brucecrown.ca.

If you want to have a message included, please email your message to James Leslie (email address found above).