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Climb Every Mountain
At fifteen years of age, Ted (Theodore) Kaltsounis, his parents and five siblings escaped from Albania over the mountains into Greece to avoid communism and execution of his father. His life has subsequently followed a complex path to earn his place as a respected scholar and teacher in the United States.
Two for the Culture
Combine international travel, service with a Greek flair and 50 years of marriage and you have an excellent example of a couple who have made important contributions to the Greek experience in Washington State.
From Rags to Riches
He was known as the Junk King of Anacortes when he began collecting discarded items in 1908 but E. (Efthemios) “Mike” Demopoulos became a major landowner and businessman in the town
It Really Did Take A Village
While the town of Manson, Washington, was reminiscent of her parents’ homes in Greece, hers was the only Greek family in the area. For Diamando (Manda) Tagas Bekris, it really did take a village to raise a child. It was from the influence and urging of non-Greek neighbors that she was able to learn about the world outside of her own family.
Seattle Or Nothing
That’s what Stamatios (Steve) Demetrios (James) Bratsanos said to his prospective wife before they left Greece to spend their lives together in the United States.
That Sounds Like Greek to Me
“THAT SOUNDS LIKE GREEK TO ME”
On his first day of school when Lazarus Stylianos Politakis was hit in the head with a baseball bat he cried out for help in his native tongue. Someone said, “That sounds like Greek to me.”
Conscience of Education
When Nick Nickolas was told by the superintendent that the guidance program was the conscience of the Kent School District, he knew he had found the right place to serve in his profession. He has had a very full and successful 35-year career as a teacher, guidance counselor, school psychologist and administrator.
A Million Words in Photos
If a picture is worth a thousand words, there are millions of words in Vivian (Vasiliki) Arger’s (nee Deliganes) home.
Boats, Cars, And Family Dinners
Would you really want to buy insurance from a man who fell out of a second story window or had a tree fall on him while driving his convertible? Many satisfied clients have! With a life-long interest in cars, boating and his Greek community, Dean (Demetrios) Athos (Athanasios) Lentgis’ (Sepentzis or Sentgis) experiences make him a well-known Greek-American in the Seattle area.
All You Need is Love
When Aphrodite (Ethel) Turlis Tschida’s first child was born, her love for the baby was overwhelming and she feared that she would not have enough love for future children. Now, with four children, 17 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and four more great grandchildren due before the end of 2011, she knows that love only increases with more.
The Hollywood Style
How many ways can the heritage of Greeks in America be preserved and shared? Museums? Books? Oral histories? Photographs?
AHEPA’s Unsung Hero
Combine a 50-year career in oceanography, over 70 years as a photographer, over 50 years using computers and over 40 years studying his Greek heritage and one begins to appreciate the fruitful life of Eugene (Efthemios) Evans (Evangelos) Collias.
Was Her Mother a Gypsy?
It was in the early 1940s when the county sheriff received a call reporting a gypsy begging for money in downtown Yakima, Washington.
Happy to be There to Help
One would only have to receive a few of the cleaned fresh vegetables and fruits from her garden to appreciate how Triantafilia (Rose) Hanches (nee Stefanis) has given generously to her family, friends and church.
All Her Greek Somedays
“Yesterdays are history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God’s gift of love, that is why it is called the present.” Katheren (Aikatereni) Armatas (nee Sarantinos) used this quote at the end of a video she prepared. However, it is fitting to place the quote at the beginning of this exhibit as it so aptly describes the inspiration for her work. That work includes several contributions to two volumes about Tacoma, Washington, a book about her family’s journey and experiences titled “A Lingering Breeze from Marmara Sea,” a video of early Greek immigrants in Tacoma, and a video of her own poetry, writings and reminiscences.
A Man of the Sea
What more appropriate title could have been given to this man, Plato Dionysios Kourkoumelis (Mellis)? Throughout his life as an accountant and businessman, his love of the sea has played a major role.
She’d Rather Dance Than Eat
At three years of age Marina Dochios Plastino followed her older sisters to school as she felt she belonged there with them. Eighty-three years later, at 86, she is still on the go.
By the Hand of Mary
The framed pieces on the wall appear to be photos. However, when one looks closely, the cross stitch and needle point pieces show how meticulously the work has been done. Now 98, Mary Manolides Formuzis has filled wall spaces with her incredibly detailed handiwork.
East Side West Side
Magdaline “Molly” Tsalaky (nee Barbas) treasures the musings of her father’s writing on whatever paper was available, even the back of vegetable can labels.
Spokane’s Gentle Giant
It’s not just George Alex’s height, but the extent of his generosity and honest reputation that earn him this title.