Nai was born in San
Francisco, California to
very proud parents, Carelle
and Mahmood Karimimanesh on
May 17, 1979.
As a child, everyone knew
how determined Nai was.
When asked what she wanted
to be in kindergarten, she
stood up and said she wanted
to be the President. She
loved playing backgammon and
Monopoly with her dad and
admired her mom’s strength
and ambition. First Nai
attended Sunnybrae
Elementary School,
graduating in 1990. She
continued at Borel Middle
School as a proud bobcat and
graduated in 1993. From a
young age, Nai was committed
to her strong values and
immersed in serving the
Baha’i Faith. She attended
junior youth sessions at
Bosch Baha’i School.
Nai was socially skilled
and mature beyond her
years. She never took
herself too seriously and
gracefully handled each
challenge that came her
way. Her love of life led
her to explore the world by
traveling to Sri Lanka,
India, Israel, Jordan,
Turkey, and numerous trips
to Europe and her second
home of Iran. Throughout
her travels, she made many
friends and continued to
remain in touch with those
individuals. Nai graduated
from San Mateo High School
in 1997 and was known for
the joy she brought to
everyone around her. She
boldly spoke her mind,
courageously stuck with the
basketball team, loudly
chanted school cheers,
creatively loved people,
laughed, studied against all
odds, and embraced the
diversity of her
classmates. Nai played the
saxophone vigorously in the
marching band. She
regularly volunteered at
Mills Hospital, visiting
patients and families. Nai
was voted by her senior
class as the student who
“Contributed the Most” and
was one of the invited
speakers at her graduation
ceremony, delivering part of
her speech in Spanish.
After a year at Tulane
University in New Orleans,
Nai transferred to Emory
University in Atlanta where
she graduated with a BA in
History and minors in
Religion and Persian (Farsi)
in 2001. Her life and
education were enhanced by
summer study in Israel and
Jordan. Nai was also an
active member of the Emory
Baha’i Club. While at
Emory, Nai was a Jimmy
Carter Presidential Center
Intern, a University
Senator, and a Senior
Resident Advisor. She was a
leader in the Residence Life
Community and was respected
and admired by all of her
residents and the
administration at Emory
University. Nai earned her
Juris Doctorate from Georgia
State University in 2005.
While pursuing her law
degree, Nai received Honor’s
Designation in Litigation,
was a finalist in the
Lonestar Classic Mock Trial
Tournament in Texas, active
in the Student Trial Lawyers
Association, involved in the
Jessup International Moot
Court, and was President of
the International and
Comparative Law Society.
During law school Nai worked
with The Honorable John J.
Goger in Fulton County
Superior Court, clerked with
King & Spalding LLP, and
interned with the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the
District of Columbia Civil
Division, the Southern
Center for Human Rights, and
the Fulton County Public
Defender’s Office.
After graduating from law
school, Nai worked as a
Research Assistant and Staff
Attorney with the
Prosecuting Attorney’s
Council of Georgia. Most
recently, Nai was an
Associate with Sharon Ware &
Associates. Nai loved being
a lawyer and was a natural
in the courtroom. Nai was as
passionate about life as
about the law. She was
dedicated to her family, her
friends, and the Baha’i
community. She demonstrated
her devotion to Baha’u’llah
through her application of
the principles of the unity
of humankind and the
essential oneness of all
religions. She had recently
attended the Baha’i Legal
Convention in Toronto.
Nai
was willing to help at any
hour of the day, and she
went out of her way to
befriend, encourage, and
inspire people from all
walks of life. Her final
act of generosity was as an
organ donor. Nai was a very
strong and determined woman
with a positive attitude.
She was a devoted,
supportive, compassionate,
and generous friend to all.
She will always be
remembered as an exceptional
individual with a great
passion for justice and
caring for loved ones. She
will also be known for her
kind character, belief in
world peace, and the oneness
of humanity. It was
impossible not to be
attracted to her disarming
smile and sharp with. She
will be truly missed by all
those who loved her
including her family, many
friends, and dog Jaxon. Nai
is survived by her parents,
maternal grandmother Elcyne,
sister Alexis (“Safura”),
nephews Vincent and Chase,
and many aunts, uncles and
cousins in the United
States, Italy, and Iran. Nai
was buried in Atlanta
according to Baha’i law on
May 2, 2007.
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