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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
BOSTON – Athanasia Papadakis of Roslindale, died peacefully on June 26 at the age of 87. She was born in the village of Giorgitsi in Sparta, Greece, to Peter and Christoula (Gouzoulis) Kalantzis.
A proud and loving wife of 54 years to Ioannis (John) Papadakis, who preceded her in death, she is survived by her daughters Carol Travayiakis and her husband Konstantinos, Georgia Stavroulakis and her husband Ioannisof, Christine Papadakis-Kanaris and her husband Nicolas Kanaris, and Emmanuel Papadakis and his wife B. Beloved grandmother of Eleftherios and his wife Sophia, Marina and her husband Demetri, Petros, Maria-Christina and her husband Nick, Ioannis, Anastas, John Demetri, Evangeline, Alexandra, Joanna, Lena-Athanasia, and great-grandchildren Konstantino, Haralambos, Raphaela, Antonis, and Haroula.
Dear sister of Maria Kapsaskis of Jamaica Plain, Anna Giannopoulos and her husband Peter, and brother Constantine Kalantzis. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her brother Very Reverend Dr. George Kalangis and sister-in-law Efthimia (Effie) Kalantzis. A woman of strength and wisdom, Athanasia worked tirelessly for the betterment of her family.
Beloved by all who knew her, she was a devout and faithful member of the Greek Orthodox Church. She enjoyed her garden, travelling to her village of Giorgitsi, and spending time with her family and friends. Eternal be her memory and may she rest in peace. A funeral service was held on Saturday, June 29 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Athanasia’s memory may be made to the above named church, c/o Iconography Fund. Burial in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston, MA.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s presence: On the coffee table were his ashes, inside a clock with its hands forever frozen at 12:35 a.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.