PRESS RELEASE                                                    

October 3, 2016                                                                                  

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FORMER PRESIDENT MIRZA MAROOF PASSES AWAY

WASHINGTON - Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), the premier organization representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of all ranks in the federal and District of Columbia governments, mourns the passing of former president Mirza (Mike) Maroof.  Mike worked at NASA before his retirement and served two terms as FAPAC's 13th President in 1999-2001. He is survived by his wife Naseema, who was also a former FAPAC Officer in 2001-2002, and by his daughter. He attended the FAPAC NLTP in Honolulu and was present at our 25^th anniversary celebration at National Harbor. FAPAC is grateful for his years of service and sends his condolences to his family. 

FAPAC is organized exclusively for educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. FAPAC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization representing the interests of over 155,000 civilian and military APA employees in the Federal and District of Columbia governments of all ranks. For more information on our leadership and activities, please visit www.fapac.org.