My cousin Shahin. I thank whatever higher being you may believe in for his life.

I got a phone message from my father tonight that stated my cousin was in a horrible accident with a bus in Tehran. I didn’t have a chance to call him but looking at his Facebook page he looks like he is recovering.

I met my cousin Shahin when he moved here with his father to attend high school. They lived in Eugene for about two years and in this time frame my cousin and I became close. We went places together and played lots of tennis together. He was and is a lovely young man. We laughed lots. We have since stayed in touch via Facebook.

Love you Shahin- thank you God for keeping your guardian angels around him during this accident.