Obituary : Leonidas Vamvakitis |
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Name: Leonidas Vamvakitis
Life Dates: 6/20/1942 - 12/26/2009
City Of Birth: Sparta, Greece
Pre-deceased by
Predeceased by his parents, Dimitrios & Panagiota Vamvakitis; brothers, Panagiotis and Vasilios.
History
He is survived by his wife, Panagiota "Betty" Vamvakitis; sons, Dimitrios (Kristin) Vamvakitis, Georgios Vamvakitis; grandchildren, Bethany Panagiota, Amalia Marie and Sophia Leonida; sisters & brother, Evagelia (Konstantinos)Kolovos, Kleomenis (Vasiliki) Vamvakitis, Maria (Petros) Stakos; sisters-in-law, Ekaterina Vamvakitis, Kalliopi Vamvakitis; many nieces & nephews.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 962 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607.
Services
BARTOLOMEO & PEROTTO Funeral Home, Inc. 1411 Vintage Lane (between 390 & Long Pond Rd.) where Leonidas' Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Trisagion Service will be held at 7 PM by Fr. Jerry Tasikas. Funeral Service will be on Wednesday at 11AM at The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (962 East Ave.) Interment in White Haven Memorial Park.
Additional Information
Leonidas immigrated from Greece to Montreal, Canada at the age of 14. He held many positions in the restaurant business gaining knowledge and the dream of owning his own business. His work ethic and determination for the American Dream brought him to the US where he became a projectionist at the Starlite Drive-in and then his move into the restaurant business. Leonidas was a Restaurant entrepreneur for 35 years, beginning with Bill's Diner on Lyell Avenue and then building his and his wife's dream of a larger family establishment the Country Village Family Restaurant in Greece and recently adding Betty's Mt. Read Diner.
Public Memorials
Bessy (Vasiliki) Vamvakitis Guerra
Uncle Louis, you are forever in our hearts and prayers; thank you for all the memories and the priceless moments we have…
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Bessy (Vasiliki) Vamvakitis Guerra
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Christopher Kitrinos
Uncle Loui
you will be missed by all of us so greatly. Our prayers go out to Betty Jimmy,George and the rest of the fam…
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Freddie Feliciano
louis was a great and funny guy to wrok for. I enjoyed working for him for 12 years. He always made me laugh. I'am very…
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Kosta $ Demetra Korovessis
Loui was on of our first friend as we moved to Rochester from NYC. Loui welcome us with Love and Kindness he was a great…
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Linda Kitrinos
Betty, I was very saddened at the news of Louie's death. I consider you and Louie very good friends of mine and have won…
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Nancy Bertolone
To Betty and Family, I am so sorry for your loss. I truly enjoyed working with all of you and know that Louie will be sa…
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Niki Chamberlain
Dear Vamvakitis family,
With deepest sympathy for your loss. May God give you strength at this difficult time. You are…
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Stauroula Metaxa
Betty, and family. My deepest sympathy for the loss of a very special person. Althought I known Loui for a short time I…
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Terry & Jim West
We will miss Louie when we go to the Country Village in the future. He always made the evening special with his great fo…
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