Goli Khatami's Obituary
Goli Khatami was born in Shiraz, Iran on October 30, 1930 to Golnaz Amiri and Gholam Hussein.Golriz Khatami. She married Ali Reza Dadgari in 1947 and moved to the city of Abadan. Goli married as teenagers and her loving and profound connection with Ali Reza lasted an almost unfathomable seven decades, which saw them raise seven children and move a world away from their beloved home. The Khuzestan Province suffered greatly during the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) and Goli and her husband were forced to take refuge in Tehran during the war years. They eventually immigrated to the United States to join six of their children who had moved there in the period before and during the 1979 Revolution.Goli spent her years in Dallas, TX, and Milpitas and San Ramon, CA, looking after her grandchildren. She is survived by her seven children: Bijan (deceased), Flora, Hooshang (deceased), Ocean, Riba, Kourosh, and Farhang; and eleven grandchildren; and Eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside Service for Goli Khatami will be Friday, October 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Restland Funeral Home.
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