Farhad Bahmanifard

Farhad Bahmanifard May 10, 1944 - April 2, 2021 Farhad Bahmanifard (age 76), of Germantown, Maryland, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Homa and the eldest brother of Farokh, Farshad, Fariborz, Fereshteh, and the late Fariba. He is survived by his wife Homa; two children, Amir and Lilly and their spouses Paula and Mark; and three grandchildren, Gavin, Scarlet, and Dimitri. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, April 10, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Guests are invited to the home of Amir and Paula for light refreshments at 4:30 pm. Farhad lived on three different continents: Asia, Europe, and North America. He was fluent in three languages: Farsi, German, and English and was formally educated in Cologne, Germany. Above all, he was a family man and loved his children and grandchildren dearly. He loved music and gardening and was passionate about art--both admiring and creating. During his lifetime he painted more than one hundred abstract pieces. His favorite days were the ones he got to spend with his family, ending with a viewing of an old Western.