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Betty Apigian-Kessel
Betty (Serpouhie) Apigian Kessel was born in Pontiac, Mich. Together with her husband, Robert Kessel, she was the proprietor of Woodward Market in Pontiac and has two sons, Bradley and Brant Kessel. She belonged to the St. Sarkis Ladies Guild for 12 years, serving as secretary for many of those years. During the aftermath of the earthquake in Armenia in 1988, the Detroit community selected her to be the English-language secretary and she happily dedicated her efforts to help the earthquake victims. She has a column in the Armenian Weekly entitled “Michigan High Beat.”
Latest posts by Betty Apigian-Kessel (see all)
- Meet the Legendary Margaret Lafian of Detroit - October 3, 2017
- The Lament of the Armenian Lady Farmer: How Green Is My ‘Bardez’ - September 22, 2017
- A Purposeful Visit to Great Lakes National Cemetery (Part II) - August 8, 2017
The difference between running and our Armenian soulful dances
Congratulations for our genes
For Srepouhi and all her group
Who… she trained them with all her soul
To proceed further
With their heartfull dances—
Where there is passion
Where there is touchless but real embrace
And togetherness.
The new generations continue their street exercise
Exhaust their legs to produce endorphin.
Sorry to say…Running without faith
Seeking to abolish loneliness
Where they breathe endless polluted air…
Dancing is a social game…body exercise
Where every one shakes
To create with friends a daily new life
With gifted mind and heart
Also make watchers happy
Even if they are handicap…old…paralyzed
and others who can never dance!
Let us encourage our dances and
Teach our cohorts from birth till sigh…
Sylva