On January 6th, 2021 in his 92nd year, Costas peacefully passed away from natural causes with his family by his side, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. Devoted and loved husband, father, grandfather, friend, philosopher, mentor, teacher, author, and poet.
Survived by Tania, his life-long, loving wife of 68 years, his children Alex Georgiadis (Heidi), Dr. Nina Georgiadis (Nic), grandchildren Austin Garrick, Vincent Garrick, Tania Garrick, and great-grandchildren Cassidy and Nina. Costas was predeceased by his parents and younger brother, and survived by his sister and family in Cyprus, Greece, and Australia.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, raised there and in Cyprus and Greece, Costas was educated at The University of Warsaw in Poland, where he and Tania met and had children, and then relocated to London, England where he got his PhD of Philosophy at The University of London. He settled in Hamilton, Ontario to join the Philosophy department as a Full Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University in 1967. Much loved by his students, he retired after three decades but continued to give talks, lectures, mentor students, and produce numerous publications in both English and Greek. His academic career was focused on Greek Philosophy, especially the works of Aristotle and Plato. A true lover of the arts, Costas’ work often centered on aesthetics, poetry, and art. An unpublished 2009 poem of his “A Real Hero” became the basis for the hit movie song of the same name, written by his grandson and used as the main theme of the Oscar Nominated 2011 film “Drive”. In the original poem Costas coined the now popular phrase “a real human being and a real hero” and inspired the tagline of the film’s poster “Some Heroes Are Real”. An incredibly humble man in life, he would never have used those words of his to describe himself, but to those who knew the kind man he was, fully devoted to his loved ones and his work, Costas truly was a real human being and a real hero. A celebration of life event will be held once restrictions are lifted.
A private funeral service will be held at 1pm on Wednesday January 13th, 2021. Interment to follow at Woodland Cemetery in Burlington where Costas will be laid to rest.
Due to restrictions, the service will be livestreamed at 1pm through the link included in his obituary on the Marlatt Dundas Funeral Home website www.marlattfhdundas.com
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