Obituary of Mahmoud Salimi

Date of Death: June 11, 2013 Place of Birth: Iran Birthdate: March 11, 1933 Age: 80 Memorial Service: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00 PM Washington Memorial Cemetery (inside Valley Forge Park), Rte 23/Valley Forge Rd, 19406 (phone: (610) 783-0120). Service will be held at the gravesite (General Rochambeau section of the cemetery - lower leftmost lot). Cemetery coordinators have asked if you park graveside to please park in a way that traffic is not obstructed. Additional parking is available at the top of the cemetery (approx.. ¼ mile away). Show map Visitation: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:00PM to 3:00PM at Washington Memorial Cemetery, Valley Forge Park, Valley Forge PA, 19406 Interment: Public Biography Matthew Salimi, age 80 of Valley Forge, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Matthew Salimi was a military officer and man of honor. He was a kind and gentle man, beloved by the thousands he commanded. His eyes and smile lit up every room into which he would walk. He is survived by his loving wife Badri, two daughters, three granddaughters and one grandson. His final resting place is the General Rochambeau section of the Washington Memorial Cemetery in Valley Forge Park. In March 1780, Rochambeau was selected by French King Louis XVI to command the army being sent to America. In August 1781, Rochambeau joined Washington for the journey to Yorktown. Rochambeau commanded the French forces while Washington commanded the combined American and French army. The success at Yorktown was very much a result of this expertise and his leadership skills, and represents a wonderful commander, father, husband, and grandfather. Matthew love animals, children and the unfortunate. It was his wish to help those who needed it most and the family will be setting up a Facebook page shortly to receive donations of personal time, stories of generosity and kindness. If you give to charity, or your personal time, please email Atoussa Salimi at atoussas@aol.com and share the details around your gift of personal kindness. Atoussa will update the page in his honor with a post to the Facebook page as soon as we have it open. Please help us "pay it forward" and keep our memories of Mr. Salimi alive.