Aman’u’llah Farahmandnia passed away at age 73 from stage four colon cancer on June 23. The community remembers him for his suit, tie, smile and much more.
TOLEDO, Ohio — If you were ever in the Westgate area during the last 25-plus years, you may have run into a man on the street wearing a suit and tie with a smile on his face.
That man was Aman’u’llah Farahmandnia, a 1980s refugee from Iran, who spent nearly three decades homeless in Toledo.
He was better known as “Mr. Aman.” He was a person you may have often seen, but he had a story not many knew.
“He was not homeless by himself. He was not lonely,” said Bruce Modarai, a friend who was Mr. Aman’s medical guardian up until his death. “He had so many friends, he had so many relationships with people that I had no idea who they …