YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: In Saint Sargis Church of Noyemberyan city in Tavush region was offered requiem service dedicated to the memory of President of the Writers’ Union of Armenia Levon Ananyan. “Armenpress” reports that the requiem service was offered by Hrayr priest Bejanyan. At the service were present cultural figures from Tavush region and co-villagers of the famous writer.

On September 2 the President of the Writers' Union of Armenia Levon Ananyan passed away in Yerevan at the age of 67. 

Levon Ananyan was born on October 13, 1946 in Koghb village of Tavush region. In 1964 he graduated from secondary school in Tavush. Levon Ananyan is a graduate of the Yerevan State University, Department of Philology. He has worked for a number of state journals. For approximately 25 years he worked for the "Garoun" monthly. In 1989, he became a member of the Writers Union of Armenia, and from 1990 – 2001 he was chief editor for “Garoun”. In 2001, he was elected the President of the Writers' Union of Armenia. He lectured at the Yerevan State University Department of Journalism. He is the president of the Noyemberyan NGO. He is also a member of the Journalists' Union. He has authored many articles on social and political issues, which have been printed in the state press. He has also translated and published Russian and English books to the Armenian language; he founded "Apollo" Publishers (The biography according to Wikipedia free encyclopedia).