William G. (Bill) Poletes, a resident of Bedford, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. Born to Greek immigrants in Toledo, Ohio, Bill graduated from Woodward High School and attended the University of Toledo. Thereafter, he enjoyed a five-decade career in restaurant management and ownership in Cleveland, Ohio and the DFW Metroplex. Bill was a dedicated Greek Orthodox Christian and expressed his faith through liturgical choral music, serving as an accomplished choir vocalist and director for almost 70 years. In Cleveland, he met fellow choir vocalist, Rena Svokos, whom he married in 1963. After his relocation to Texas in 1983, he became an active member of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver Church Music Federation and its parent organization, The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians. Bill was awarded the Archbishop Demitrios Years of Service Award to Choir Directors and the Patriarch Athenagoras Award for Distinguished Metropolis Service.
Bill is preceded in death by his parents, George and Angela, his brother James, and his sisters Stella and Irene. He is survived by his wife, Rena, his sons George (wife Paige) and John (wife Jackie), daughter Lea, and grandchildren, William "Wells" and Jillianne Franchesca. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, two godchildren, and his beloved in-laws, Mary and Michael “My Bro” Mavias.
Visitation on Thursday, May 3rd, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. with Trisagion service at 7:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 303 Cullum Road, Euless, Texas. Funeral service Friday, May 4th at 10 a.m. at John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 303 Cullum Road, Euless, Texas. After the funeral service, Makaria memorial luncheon will be served in the church’s community center followed by interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas. The family requests contributions in Bill’s memory be made to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund.
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