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The Big Greek
Personal History Kate Hagan Gallup Personal History Kate Hagan Gallup

The Big Greek

George Peter Prekeges has earned this title not only through his physical presence, but by his contributions to Spokane’s community. At the age of 20, George’s father Panagioti (Peter) George Prekeges came to Warden, Washington, from Arakova, (now Karia) Greece, a town near Sparta and Tripoli in the Peloponnese.

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