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Passed: December 26, 2002
Armand Zildjian
Armand Zildjian, president and chairman of the renowned cymbal and drumstick company bearing his family name, died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, December 26 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 81. Armand Zildjian lived in Scottsdale and Quechee, Vermont (formerly Hingham, MA).
Born in 1921 to Avedis III and Alice Zildjian in Milton, MA, Armand was the first Zildjian family member to be born in the United States. In 1929, after three centuries of manufacture in Turkey, the secret Zildjian cymbal formula was passed on to Avedis, the oldest living Zildjian male heir. With the cymbals now being made where the family lived in Quincy, MA, Armand became active in the factory in his early teens while attending local schools including Thayer Academy. After attending Colgate University he was called to serve in the Philippines during World War II. Upon his return, he entered the family business full time, which had now become the world's largest cymbal manufacturer and the oldest company in America. An amateur musician himself, Armand said he felt privileged to have been born into a musical dynasty, which dates back to 1623. As time went on he became involved in all aspects of the business, from pouring of the molten alloy to matching pairs of HiHats. Appointed President two years before his father's death, Armand took over the role of family patriarch in 1977 and lead the company for more than two decades.
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