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And I Said, “Why Not?”
Exhibit, Personal History Greeks of Washington Exhibit, Personal History Greeks of Washington

And I Said, “Why Not?”

Pictured here, with love birds in hand, Tony and Zoe Okos were married in 2017 but had known each other since their childhood days in Greece. Their lives are linked through centuries of relatives and historical figures. Zoe’s allegiance, family, children and grandchildren are in Greece while Tony’s is totally in America.

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Distant Yet Close Siblings
Exhibit, Personal History Greeks of Washington Exhibit, Personal History Greeks of Washington

Distant Yet Close Siblings

Michael Peter Kazaras was born on September 28, 1940, in North Bronx, New York, and lives in Kirkland, Washington, with his wife Lisa. Michael’s sister, Joann Veloudis, also born in the Bronx in 1942, lives in the Athens suburb Holargos with her husband Stamos. Joann’s son, Evangelos “Evan” lives in San Jose, California, and daughter Maria lives near her uncle Michael in Bothell, Washington. It was a special opportunity to have all of them together for this interview on November 18, 2022.

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