Dimitrios Aravantinos' Obituary
Dimitrios “Jimmy” Aravantinos, 75, of Cicero, NY, lost his long battle with Parkinson’s disease on June 7, 2016 at Sunnyside Care Center. He was born in Soulari, Kefalonia, Greece to the late Angelos and Konstantina Aravantinos. Dimitrios served in the Greek Navy for two years where he developed his love of cooking. In 1969 he immigrated to the United States. He owned and operated Jimmies Place Restaurant in North Syracuse for 17 years. Dimitrios had a heart of gold, he loved his customers and was known to help those in need. He was passionate about his garden, his handyman skills and of course cooking.
He was predeceased by his parents; his sisters, Eleni Simatos and Angeliki Rigatou of Greece and his brother, Jerry Aravantinos of Liverpool, NY.
Dimitrios was proud of his family, his wife of 48 years, Katina Aravantinos; his daughters, Dena (Galo) Almeida of Queens, NY and Angela (Scott) Murphy of Cicero, NY. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Cosmo, Dimitri and Christos Almeida and Daniel and Nicholas Murphy; two brothers, George (Grace) Aravantinos of Liverpool, NY and Nicholas (Vasiliki) Aravantinos of Greece; his sisters, Kate Antonelou and Maria Dranina of Greece, along with several nephews and nieces.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Sunnyside Care Center, Dr. Draco Mihaila and Brenda Shader of University Hospital for their wonderful care of Dimitrios.
A funeral service in celebration of Dimitrios life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016 at the THOMAS J. PIRRO JR. FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Vickery Rd. (corner of Buckley Rd.) North Syracuse, NY.
In lieu of flowers, please donate generously in Dimitrios name to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 ([email protected]).
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