Terry Kokas: Archdiocese Public Relations Pioneer
- TNH staff
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- February 23, 2012
Terry Kokas, the first Press and Information Officer for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the third Director of the National Philoptochos, passed away in Chicago, IL on January 15. The Na...
DEATHS NOTICE
n BELTSOS, GEORGE
BROCKTON, MA (From The Enterprise, published on Feb. 7) - George Beltsos, 90, of Brockton, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at his home in Brockton. He was the husband of Evanthi...
Death Notices
n ANAGNOSTOPOULOU, ANNA
NEW YORK, NY (From The New York Times, published on Jan. 22) – Anna-Annika Efthymiou, nee Hadjitoliou, born in Kozani, Greece November 25, 1912. Married to Efthymios in Saloni...
Death Notices
n DRAKOPOULOS, ANNE
NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI (From Fosters, published on Jan. 11) – Anne C. Drakopoulos, 63, died Sunday Jan. 8, 2012 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, Rhode Island. Sh...
Actress Dimitra Arliss Passes Away at 79
NEW YORK – Dimitra Arliss, a Greek-American actress whose many television and movie credits included roles on “Dallas”, “Rich Man, Poor Man”, and “Quincy”, and who was best known for her black widow s...
Death Notices
CUNAVELIS, GEORGE
BURLINGTON, VT (From the Burlington Free Press, published on Jan. 23) – George P. Cunavelis, 88, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Both a true Vermonter and proud Hellene, he...
Congressman Ed Derwinski, 85, Respected Philhellene
- Constantine S. Sirigos
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- January 26, 2012
NEW YORK – Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago’s south side and nearby suburbs in the U.S. House of representatives for more than 20 years, passed away on January 15. The long-time friend of the...
Greek Godfather of R&B Johnny Otis Dies at 90
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES Fri Jan 20, 2012 (Reuters) - Johnny Otis, singer of the 1958 hit "Willie and the Hand Jive", has died in California at the age of 90.
Otis died on Tuesday in the Lo...
DEATHS NOTICE
n ANGELOS, STAVROS
MERRILVILLE, IN (From the Post-Tribune, published on Jan. 3) - Angelos, Stavros I. Age 84, of Hobart/Crown Point, formerly of Greece, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012. He was a ...
Fr. Anast. Diakovasilis Dies at 76
- By Demetris Tsakas and Theodore Kalmoukos
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- January 19, 2012
NEW YORK – Protopresbyter Anastasios Diakovasilis, the renowned and beloved priest and poet of the Greek-American community, died at age 76 after a long battle with cancer.
He leaves behind his wife ...
DEATH NOTICES
n AFENDOULIS, BERTHA
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (From the Grand Rapids Press, published on Dec. 24) – Bertha Afendoulis "Popee", aged 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 22, 2011. She was preced...
Let Her Works Tell Her Praises: Eva Topping
- Steve Frangos
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- January 05, 2012
CHICAGO - With the death of Eva Catafygiotu Topping on December 13 in Fredericksburg, VA the last of the senior generation of Greek-American Studies academics has passed from our midst. The quality an...
Classicist Bennett, Jr. Has Died at 93
- Margalit Fox - New York Times
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- January 05, 2012
Emmett L. Bennett Jr., a classicist who played a vital role in deciphering Linear B, the Bronze Age Aegean script that defied solution for more than 50 years after it was unearthed on clay tablets in ...
Death Notices
n CHELMIS, CHRISTOF
SAN ANTONIO, TX (From the San Antonio Express-News, Published December 28) – Christof Chelmis born and raised in Athens, Greece on July 28, 1917 and passed away in San Antonio on ...
DEATHS NOTICE
n DELCOS, JAMES
HUDSON, OH (From the Akron Beacon Journal, published Dec. 13) – James Delcos, 85, formerly of Hudson, Ohio, passed away, Dec. 12, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He love...
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