Georgia (Hambilomatis) Tsakalakis, of Palos Park, IL, passed away on December 19, 2018. Georgia was born in Tripoli (Thana), Greece on December 14, 1945. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1964 and married her late husband Demetrios “Jimmy” Tsakalakis, in 1965. Georgia is survived by her daughters Elaine Mercouris and Pam (Dean) Gialamas, and her 4 grandsons, George and James Mercouris, and Alexander and Andrew Gialamas. She has two surviving sisters in Greece, Eleni and Athanasia. She was also a loving aunt, cousin, sister-in-law, & godmother to many. Georgia was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a successful entrepreneur who started and then ran Pamy’s Hot Dogs restaurant in Darien for over 30 years. Georgia radiated warmth and kindness. Her smile and laughter were infectious and she had a true love of life. She was a beautiful soul with an enormous heart, and she left a trail of beautiful memories.
