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Beloved husband, father and grandfather
Dr. Manouchehr F. “Michael” Nezhad, 87, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Waterbury Hospital. He was the loving husband of Irene Freyre Nezhad.
Dr. Nezhad was born in Kerman, Iran, July 24, 1929, the son of the late Farrokh and Sheida (Rashid) Farrokh Nezhad.
Dr. Nezhad graduated from Tehran University Medical School. He did his internship at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York and his medical residency at Bronx Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Lahey Clinic in Boston. He was an assistant professor at Tehran University Medical School and held appointments at Waterbury Hospital and at St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Nezhad practiced internal medicine and gastroenterology in Waterbury from 1966 to 1999.
He was the medical director at Country Manor in Prospect and on the Medical Advisory Board at the Middlebury Convalescent Home. Dr. Nezhad was a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology, a delegate to the Connecticut State Medical Society, and an executive member of the Waterbury Medical Association. He was a member of the New Haven County Medical Society, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Waterbury Medical Society (Ethics Committee), the American Medical Directors and the Lahey Clinic Alumni Association.
Family was of paramount importance to Dr. Nezhad, and he most enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren, both in Middlebury and at his summer home in Westbrook, Conn. A lifelong student and lover of learning, Dr. Nezhad enjoyed keeping up with medical literature, lecturing and following the stock market. He enjoyed watching baseball and playing golf. Dr. Nezhad was a supporter of the American Cancer Society, Oakhill School for the Blind and the Special Olympics.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Irene; his children, Janet Nezhad Band, Juliet Nezhad Seymour, Michael Nezhad and Dr. Steven Nezhad and their spouses Laurence Band, Peter Seymour, and Aimee Nezhad. Dr. Nezhad leaves behind seven grandchildren: Oliver Band, Isabelle Band, Jonathan Seymour, William Seymour, Charles Seymour, Annalee Nezhad and Sabine Nezhad, all of whom knew the warmth of his love.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, Oct. 13, at 9 a.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury. Burial will follow at Lake Elise Cemetery in Middlebury. Calling hours will be Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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