I never met Arif Sadri. Some may spell his name Garif or Ğarif. His body is in the ground in the hills above Kobe Japan. On his headstone it reads that he was born in Kazan, along the Volga, the Capitol city of Tatarstan. I only know Arif Absi through photographs and a few stories.
youthful Arif Sadri with unknown
1937
Arif clowning around with a friend with rickshaw
Arif on a Harley Davidson
Arif Sadri is stood here, front and center. He was a strong man and did wrestling and boxing. He was born in Kazan and was the second husband of my Grandmother, Halime. He was my father's father and also father of Fuat Sadri. Arif had two step-children from Halime's first marriage; Rahila (died in Uyghurstan) and Hayrullah (died in Turkey).
Arif in boxing gear when he was a bit younger
Arif Sadri with my Grandmother Halime. Halime was born in Chita, Siberia.
Arif Sadri, Hayrullah, Halime Ebe, Rahila - Kobe
Rahila, Halime, Arif , Hayrullah
Arif, Hayrullah, Halime - Kobe Japan
Arif, Hayrullah in Kobe Japan
Happy Parents with their young children.
Arif, Fazil, Halime, Fuat
Arif, Fuat
Fazil, Arif
Arif with the workers of the Russian owned chocolate factory where he worked.
Arif at work in the chocolate factory
His specialty was Mixed Martial arts. Arif was a boxer. His opponent did Karate.
Arif Sadri
The tragic death of Arif Sadri - Halime Sadri, Fuat, Fazil
Arif Sadri lying in state.
Tatars typically follow Islamic tradition and bury the deceased right away, I believe within 24 hours.
at the funeral
Arif's body was carried in the most fantastic Asian hearse.
Prayers outside the mosque - Kobe
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