Isabel Lion Bequest of $5,000 to Armenian Studies

Staff Report

Armenian Studies Program Coordinator Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian announced that a bequest of $5,000 was made from the estate of the late Mrs. Isabel (Keklikian) Lion to the Armenian Studies Program for scholarships.

Mrs. Lion passed away on February 22, 2018. She was a long-time supporter of the Armenian Studies Program. 

In 1946, she married Herbert Lion, who had recently returned from the war in Europe, where he had served in the Battle of the Bulge. Isabel and Herbert had two children Larry, born in 1948, and John, born in 1953. 

Mrs. Lion was a patron of the musical arts, especially as performed by the Tulare County Philharmonic. 

After learning to play the piano, without fanfare or bravado, she shared her gift at a local nursing home. She was also a member of St. Mary Armenian Church in Yettem.

The Armenian Studies Program appreciates this bequest which will benefit students enrolled in Armenian Studies courses at Fresno State.