Louis A. Ferayorni

Albany-Louis A. Ferayorni passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at Albany County Nursing Home. Born in Queens, NY, November 6, 1948 to the late Arnold and Angela McGuinness Ferayorni, Louis attended a private military style school. He excelled at first trumpet in the school band. He enjoyed visits to upstate NY and moved to Saratoga Springs. He had different jobs including construction such as helping to install windows at the Batcheller Mansion Inn in Saratoga and doing clerical work at the Ayco company. Later, upon ending a brief marriage, he moved to Albany and eventually became a New York State employee in the Higher Education Department. He retired from a Clerk I job in 2011. He enjoyed visiting friends, listening to music, watching movies and walks in the park. Around 1978 Lou connected with the emerging Tibetan Buddhist center that became known as Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, NY. As a widely read book aficionado, Lou was familiar with the teachings, but only at this time did he encounter the teacher and meditation master, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, who became his teacher. Lou determined to start an affiliate center in Albany. With the assistance of Laura Roth and Jeanne Mathewson, both of whom had also connected with this Buddhist lineage, Lou established the Albany Karma Thegsum Choling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center (Albany KTC). The center grew in numbers as the years passed by. It is now situated within the Doane Stuart School in Rensselaer, NY having relocated from Albany. The Albany KTC sangha held a memorial Chenrezik sadhana to honor Lou on Tuesday evening, October 6 at 7 PM. Lama Zopa, Albany KTC’s resident teacher, had this to say about Lou: “Albany KTC owed much to Lou, as he served the KTC with great dedication over the years. He was one of the founding members of the KTC and in the early years, hosted the KTC at his own apartment. He was a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and had met the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa on several occasions. He also had the good fortune of seeing the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa in NYC in 2008. In more recent years, Lou served the KTC as shrine keeper and oversaw the Sunday morning program. He was very enthusiastic about the Dharma and helped others discover the Dharma as well. He had an especially strong connection with the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Chenrezik, and had done the sadhana of Chenrezik at the center and in his personal practice a great many times.” To leave a message for his family, please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com

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Louis A. Ferayorni

November 6, 1948 - October 5, 2015