Telemahos "Telly" Armatas' Obituary
Telemahos "Telly" Armatas, of Syracuse, NY, passed away the evening of December 10, 2013 at 59 years of age. He was born in Fterno, Lefkada, Greece to Spiro and Evangelia Armatas (Sklavenitis) March 17th, 1954.
He moved to Syracuse from Athens, Greece at the age of 16 and, faced with the difficulties of young adulthood, he learned English and graduated from Nottingham High School. He went on to a number of jobs but ultimately landed at FedEx, where he worked as a courier for 27 years.
Telemahos loved his children and enjoyed music, camping, gardening, wood working and, his true passion, photography. He was a fan of the Orange and was known for his baby hook (a la Kareem) when playing pickup hoops. He was a kind, energetic man and an exceptionally hard worker to all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.
Telemahos is survived by his four children, Alexander (Sandra), Gabriel (Jamie), Christopher (Stephanie), and Evangelia (Christopher); his grandson, Lucas; his step-son, Ben Shelmidine (Amy); his step-daughter, Valerie Walsh; his 2 brothers, Ilias (Eva), Vasili (Rania), and his sister, Eleni, of Athens, Greece; his aunts and uncles, Andreas, Joyce, and Niko; his many nieces and nephews, his wife, Deborah Armatas and the rest of his family and friends in the United States, Greece, and Argentina.
A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Monday, December 16, 2013 at St. Sophia's Greek Orthodox Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 1 to 4 PM with Trysagion service at 3:30 pm on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the THOMAS J. PIRRO FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Vickery Rd., (corner of Buckley Rd.) North Syracuse, NY 13212.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the United Service Organization. Information for donating can be found at www.uso.org
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