Louis G. Manios, 77, born August 15, 1941 in Greenville, SC, passed away at his home surrounded by his family Sunday, January 20, 2019. Known to many as “Louie,” he was a dedicated husband, loving father, loyal friend, highly respected businessman and committed pillar of his community. Louis was a member of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where he served on the Parish Council and as President for multiple terms. He was the co-founder of Saad and Manios Accounting Firm with his longtime friend and partner, Jerry Saad.
Louis attended Clemson University as well as Furman. He was an avid outdoorsman and religious Clemson football IPTAY Heisman Donor and fan. Louis was immensely touched by a recent introduction to Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney and his All In Team Foundation.
Preceded in death by his father, George Elias Manios, Louis is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gloria Ridenour Manios; sons, George Andrew Manios and Christopher Louis Manios; daughters-in-law, Erica Ahlin Manios and Amy St. Hart; granddaughters, Alexandra Rose Manios and Olympia Jade Manios; mother, Stella Manios; sister, Georgia Ann Koutsoukos (Gus); and brother, Teddy Manios.
Online condolences may be left at www.mackeymortuary.com. Visitation will be 5-9:00 PM Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Mackey Funerals and Cremations Century Drive, with a 7:00 PM Trisagion service.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, with the Reverend Father Tom Pistolis officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the Manios family has created a GoFundMe page in Louis’s honor with 100% of all donations being directly turned over to Dabo Swinney’s All In Team Foundation, that among other great causes focuses on cancer research: www.gofundme.com/louis-manios. Arrangements by Mackey Funerals and Cremations at Century Drive.
