Massoud Mir Shahidi

Massoud Mir Shahidi, M.D., age 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 at his home in Bonita Springs, Fla., from complications of pneumonia. A gathering of friends and family will be on Tuesday, Jan. 15, from Noon until 2 p.m. at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way in Ames, followed by burial at Ames Municipal Cemetery, Dr. Shahidi was born Dec. 21, 1926 in Mashhad, Iran. He received his medical degree at the University of Tehran and moved to the United States in 1959. His ophthalmology residency was at Tulane University, New Orleans, and he practiced at McFarland Clinic in Ames from 1968 until 1987, until his retirement. He holds Emeritus Staff membership in Mary Greeley Medical Center. He was a Fellow of both the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons and also a member of American Medical Association and the Iowa Medical Society. Other associations include Arcadia Lodge 249, A.F. & A.M. of Ames, Yorkrite of Ames, and Rotary International. He married Christine Kowalski in Dec. 1961, and they have one son, Robert (Noel) Shahidi,of Ames; and three grandsons, Toran, Tavan and Tynan Shahidi; and a step-daughter ,Cynthia (Rene) Rowe, of ...[more]

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resville, N.C. In December, 1984, Massoud married Maria Magnabosco. he has a step-daughter, Kandis (Ernie) Miller; and granddaughter, Madeline Reed, of Louisville, Ken. He is also survived by a sister, Monir Mir Shahidi, of Tehran, Iran. Massoud has been an avid mountain climber, marathon runner and sports enthusiast. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be given to any chosen charity. On-line condolences may be directed to www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com