Sufi Remembrance

Birthdate: 3/13/1943 URS February 9, 2021

born 5/14/1943 (or 3/13/1943) left this earth on 2/09/2021.

Kavoos was born in Kerman, Iran, the oldest of three siblings. He attended military school and was gifted the trip to America to attend college by a loving aunt. He arrived in Portland, Oregon, in 1962 and attended Multnomah State College. Kavoos’s life was extra-ordinary. He opened the first gay bar in Portland, quite by accident, in the 1960’s. In the early 70’s, he stopped to help a young hitchhiker who was looking for a ride to the library. Instead, he offered to bring her to tea at his tea shop, The Divine Gift. These two free spirits would have two children and spend 46 years together. A world traveler, a professional chef, a self-starter, and a creative soul; Kavoos was one of a kind. He could make a swan out of a watermelon, a kite out of dowel rods and old newspaper, and a bookshelf from leftover wood scraps. He traveled the world, but felt the Ozark mountains were his home. 

Kavoos was known for his lively spirit, his playful interactions, and his good cooking. He loved music, flower and fruit tree gardening, and Persian poetry. He is survived by his daughter, Zohreh Ravari King, of Salem, Massachusetts; his son, Sohrab Ravari King, of Fort Smith, Arkansas; his granddaughter Suzette King of Woodstock, New York; younger siblings Mahmoud and Behjat and their spouses and children of Kerman, Iran; and many friends and family members from around the world. He follows his wife, Janice (Asha) King Ravari and his parents Isaah and Zahra Aghajani into the heavenly realm. 

Please remember Kavoos by living your own life to the fullest with music and dancing as much as you can. Donations to Hospice of the Hills in Harrison, Arkansas in lieu of flowers, please. 

“Love is my father and mother, and no one knows Love save my father and mother.”
And so, all who passed spoke of Love as the image of their hopes and frustrations, leaving it a mystery as before.”
? Kahlil Gibran