Name: Brown-Wynne Funeral Home
Address: Cary, NC

A tribute to my father Apostolos Avramidis

A long way from his native home Soho, Greece, my dad passed away peacefully from natural causes in Cary, NC.  

A dreamer since youth, he accomplished what he set out to do.

A  tailor by trade, he made his dream of working and living in the U.S. a reality, when he, his wife and two small children arrived at Charlotte in May, 1972. The friends he and my mother Katina made in this new country, were the cornerstone of their success. Moving from Charlotte to West Virginia, and then to Knoxville, TN where my dad worked for the Frankenburg Dept. Store,  as head tailor, they dreamed of a home and a store of their own. From there, they found themselves in Raleigh, where they reconnected with their friends the  Paschaloudis family and the Miltsakakis family.   They opened Tolly's Tailor Shop in 1983 and bought their first home in the U.S.  soon after. 

An avid gardener, my dad would plant fruit trees in his and adjacent yard, and plant a vegetable garden every spring. Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, were some of his favorite vegetables, and they would always have lots of figs to share. 
He loved being outdoors and until last year he would walk for an hour everyday. He spend  his free time in his garden and in his yard, or planning for meals, assisting with cooking, and going to see his children. 

A wonderful and innovative cook, he would often take charge of the kitchen, and create the beloved dishes he remembered as a child. A loving partner to my mom since 1961 he would be her caregiver till the end of her life on May  8, 2019.

This past year after the loss of his wife, he would spend most of his day  helping me with yard work, or sitting in the sun, or walking the perimeter of the yard, contemplating where he can plant trees, or make a small garden. He was successful in planting more decorative bushes in late September. I will have to continue his dream of planting a garden. 
 
Thank you dad for all your love and care


                          In loving memory of
                         Apostolos Avramidis
He will always be remembered with love. 
He is survived by his brother in Greece, Avraam Avramidis;
his children Helen and George;
his granddaughters, Anastasia Hayes and Katherine Stavropulu; 
his great grandson Johnny Hayes, 
and many nieces and nephews and their children in Greece


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15 marzo, 1930 – 24 noviembre, 2020

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