You are warmly invited

The memorial service and burial will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Rose Hills Memorial Park, 100 Mill Street, Putnam Valley, New York. The service will also be streamed for those who cannot be with us.

His life

Mashiyat studied architecture at the University of Tehran, where he earned his master’s degree in 1974, and built his career in New York. In the 1980s he served on the Bahá’í team that supervised the construction of the House of Worship in New Delhi — the Lotus Temple — a building that has since welcomed people of every faith in prayer and reflection.

[His family is writing this part. It will say who he was: his years of service in the Bahá’í community, the work he was proudest of, and the small things everyone remembers.]

The days of a man’s life pass swiftly away like a fleeting shadow, yet the good works he performs remain as an everlasting monument. Blessed is the soul that leaves behind a legacy of kindness, unity, and uplifting service to humanity. Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Memories and photographs

If you knew Mashiyat, his family would be grateful for anything you would like to share — a story, a few lines, a photograph.