Forouz Firoozi Memorial Fund
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Forouz Firoozi was kind, compassionate, caring, brilliant, and a force of nature. Although neither of her parents had the opportunity to complete elementary school, she earned a Master's in electrical engineering at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology and an MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Mom helped set up America's early cellphone network, started a small business with my dad, and went on to lead in banking and FinTech. She was also an incredibly loving mom who raised me with opportunities that she could scarcely imagine having in her own childhood.
Mom, dad, and I were blindsided by the metastatic cancer diagnosis early this year. After just a few months of treatment and a stroke that led to Broca's aphasia, she passed away at home with us. None of us ever imagined this happening or unfolding so quickly.
The memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Monday August 16th, 2021, in Irvine, CA. Funds raised will go toward the planned creation of the Forouz Firoozi Memorial Scholarship at the University of California, Irvine. Updates regarding both will be posted to this page, her Facebook account, and her LinkedIn profile.
Please RSVP at the link below before July 16th, 2021 to attend the memorial service.
https://forms.gle/AGtfw9FUaYVzPgs79
One more way to help:
When mom was battling cancer, she told me that being unable to meet her future grandchildren was one of the most difficult things to accept. Mom and I had already planned to write a book filled with stories and photos from her life, and after the diagnosis we started in earnest. We recorded a series of interviews going chronologically from her childhood to the present. If you can send any stories, memories, or your photos with mom to [email redacted][dot]com so that they can be incorporated into a book for her future grandkids, I would be immensely grateful (and I'm absolutely certain she would be as well).
Mom, dad, and I were blindsided by the metastatic cancer diagnosis early this year. After just a few months of treatment and a stroke that led to Broca's aphasia, she passed away at home with us. None of us ever imagined this happening or unfolding so quickly.
The memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Monday August 16th, 2021, in Irvine, CA. Funds raised will go toward the planned creation of the Forouz Firoozi Memorial Scholarship at the University of California, Irvine. Updates regarding both will be posted to this page, her Facebook account, and her LinkedIn profile.
Please RSVP at the link below before July 16th, 2021 to attend the memorial service.
https://forms.gle/AGtfw9FUaYVzPgs79
One more way to help:
When mom was battling cancer, she told me that being unable to meet her future grandchildren was one of the most difficult things to accept. Mom and I had already planned to write a book filled with stories and photos from her life, and after the diagnosis we started in earnest. We recorded a series of interviews going chronologically from her childhood to the present. If you can send any stories, memories, or your photos with mom to [email redacted][dot]com so that they can be incorporated into a book for her future grandkids, I would be immensely grateful (and I'm absolutely certain she would be as well).
Organizer
Daniel Firoozi
Organizer
Irvine, CA