John George Patseavouras

John graduated in December of 1952 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “GO TARHEELS” where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity, The Monogram Club and Manager of the UNC Chapel Hill Varsity Basketball team for 3 years. After college, he entered the Army where upon review of his exemplary testing he was asked to serve in the Counter Intelligence Corps. Afterwards he worked Credit Life Insurance.

Subsequently, John was appointed by Governor Jim Holshouser to serve as Director of Adult Probation and Parole. He later returned as Director of Adult Probation and Parole under Governor Jim Martin and retiring as Director of Prisons. Upon his retirement from the State, he returned to High Point to be near his children and grandchildren. After a few months of retirement he chose to continue giving service to mankind by volunteering at the High Point Regional Hospital and later became a volunteer with the American Red Cross specializing in assessing damages in national disasters one of which was 9/11. John was a life long member of Emerywood Baptist Church as well as an avid fisherman and water skiing teacher for his daughters and grandchildren at Badin Lake.

John is survived by his wife, Judy Huggins Patseavouras; daughters, Karen Patseavouras, Kathryn Patseavouras Giles and her husband Stephen, Kristina Patseavouras Andrews, all of High Point; brother, Dr. Louie L. Patseavouras and Sandy of Greensboro; and sister Pauline Vick of Nashville, NC and his brother the late George Patseavouras; six grandchildren: Jonathan Elleman, Daniel Patseavouras, Kathryn and Noel Andrews, Caroline and Lauren Giles.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 27th at 11:00 a.m. at Emerywood Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Ferguson officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross at 815 Phillips Avenue, High Point, NC 27262 or Emerywood Baptisit Church at 1300 Country Club Drive, High Point, NC 27262