Kouklakis; nieces Maria Pfaff and Lisa Haines; nephew John Tsinetakis and wife Anastasia, who is president of
Knossos Chapter.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are siblings Manuel, George, Katherine and Helen (James) Kairys.
In his eulogy, Father George Livanos praised John as a good and honest person who loved his church, family and
friends. May his memory be eternal.
DAUGHTERS OF MINOS SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
CONDOLENCES
Our condolences to the Proestakis family and our Secretary MaryAnn Proestakis for the loss of her sister
Georgette Proestakis. O Theos na ten sygxoresei.
PAA NATIONAL CONVENTION
We are hosts of the PAA National Convention in Salt Lake City. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
— ROULA SARGETAKIS, PRESIDENT
KRITIKO PELAGOS SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
EVENT UPDATE
Our chapter here in the great Northwest continues to plan for various events that unite us as Cretans. We hope
to arrange a lecture by Dr. George Stamatoyannopoulos on his latest findings, observations and conclusions from the DNA research of the early inhabitants of Crete.
NEW OFFICERS
The Kritiko Pelagos chapter elected new officers this year. They are: Kostas Kostakis, president; Stilianos Manos,
vice president; and Michael Gikas, secretary and treasurer.
NEW MEMBER
We are happy to announce a new member to our chapter. Eleftheria Anna Manos was
born on December 24, 2013, to proud parents Stilianos and Kari Manos. She weighed
7.11 lbs., and was 19 inches long. Congratulations!
Eleftheria Anna Manos
ANNUAL PICNIC
Our chapter has close ties to the Cretans of Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. Last month, I had the pleasure of attending their annual picnic in
scenic North Vancouver, British Columbia. Both our chapters share information on all events, either in Vancouver or Seattle that may be of interest to our members. We also hope to sponsor common events whenever
practical. The distance is 140 miles to travel from Seattle to Vancouver,
plus international boarder. The BC Cretan Association has close to 200
From Left to right: Effie Karapidakis,
Niko Papoutsakis, George Vranakis,
members, and regularly sponsors cultural events. We have talked about
Niko Vranakis, BC Cretan Association one-day possibly having all Cretans from both the United States and CanPresident Iraklis Kallergis and Kritiko
ada under a single central organization.
Pelagos President Kostas Kostakis.
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