Our great pleasure to honor one of our founding members ; on his 80th Birthday ; a great leader and soldier for the Nation: Onnik Balyan , a former President who has served OIA non stop since 1976 when he helped found the organization ; joined by my Exec Comm President Raffi Marukian and former OIA Presidents Dr. Arto Ersan Hatcherian ; Simon Acilacoglu Avedis Tekolian ; Aram Kochumian and Sebouh Tomacan

— at Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA).