Tom was born in Greece and immigrated with his family to the United States in the 1920s. He served in the United States Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service. Tom spent 29 years as an educator at South Gate High School.
Tom is survived by his three sons -- Peter (Sally, wife), Jim, and Tom Jr. -- and his four grandchildren – Nicholas (Veronica, wife), Haley, Jennie, and Tommy.
Services will be held on Friday, September 17th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 1324 Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90006.
The family kindly requests that those persons wishing to attend the funeral be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine or have a negative test result for COVID-19 within 24 hours of the funeral.
