NEW YORK – Nicholas V. Gianaris passed away on July 11 at the age of 94. He is survived by his wife, Magda Gianaris, whom he was married to for more than 60 years, and by his two sons, Bill and Michael, as well as his six grandchildren, Nicholas, Constantine, Alexander, Magdalena, Orla, and Zoe.

Nicholas was an economics professor at Fordham University for 47 years prior to his retirement. He came to the Unites States as an immigrant from Greece and went on to obtain his master’s degree and PhD in economics from New York University. He wrote more than one dozen books on economics and finance while teaching at Fordham.

He instilled the importance of education and giving back to the community to his sons, who became attorneys and have worked in government over the years. His son Bill served as Assistant District Attorney in Queens County for more than 12 years and his son Michael has represented the district in which he was born and raised for over 20 years as an Assembly Member and as a State Senator, rising to the position of New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader, which he currently holds.

Michael Gianaris posted the following on social media:

“A full life well-lived, and yet 94 and 2/3 years doesn’t seem nearly long enough. So grateful for all my father has passed on to me and hopeful my life will make him proud. In his final months, he took so much joy in getting to know his new granddaughter, and I am so glad she got to meet him, if only for a short time. Rest peacefully dad. You’ve earned an eternity of happiness.”