Age 93 passed on November 30, 2019. Born in Rochester, NY in 1926, Gus was a well known restauranteur with his late brother Mike. Gus is survived by his wife Helen, sister Mary Copoulos, sister-in-law Jeanette, children Peter, James, and Katherine, grandchildren Stephen Veals (Laura) and Peter Veals (Elizabeth) and nieces and nephews. He recently celebrated his 69th wedding anniversary! Gus was a WWII veteran having served in the Army Air Corp as a waist gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. He spent countless hours volunteering at the Greek Orthodox church (Rochester and Tucson), Boy Scouts of America, Irondequoit Ambulance, Rochester Rotary Club and Pima Air & Space Museum after retiring to Tucson in 1995. Visitation will be held December 4, 2019 from 5-7pm followed by a Trisagion service at East Lawn Palm Mortuary Chapel, 5801 E. Grant Road in Tucson. A funeral and graveside service will be held on December 5, 2019, 10am at East Lawn Palm Mortuary Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pima Air & Space Museum at: 6000 Valencia Road, Tucson, AZ 85756.