PARISH COUNCIL BIOGRAPHIES
EMANUEL ARGIROS and his wife Ellen have been members of St. George for over 20 years. Married in 1985 by Father Demos, at the Cathedral in Boston, they have a son Christopher who is 20 years old who is attending college. Manny was born in Piraeus in 1954, immigrating with his family in 1960. Graduated from U.Mass Amherst in business. His company, Peppercorn Food Service, located in Boston, manufactures frozen foods most popular of which is the TAVERNA SPINACH PIE (thus “Spinach Guy”). Manny has served on the Parish Council for 8 years serving on many committees and is currently Chairperson of the Stewardship Committee.
OTHON ARSENIS came to the United States and settled in Lynn in 1968. He is married and has a son and two grandchildren. He is retired from General Electric where he worked for 25 years as a Mechanical Inspector. Othon has been a member of St. George for 30 years and has served as a Parish Council member for the past 14 years. Othon has served as Vice-President and for the last 8 years as chairman of the Church committee. He has the time and energy to partake and involve himself in Church activities. Win or lose he can be counted on to help his community in any way possible.
GEORGE BAKOS, JR. was born in Athol Massachusetts and was raised in Lynn by his parents George Sr. (Deceased) and his mother Aphrodite. He has been a part of the St. George community all of his life. He resides in East Boston and is married to Amanda; they have two children Georgiana and Zoe. He is employed by the City of Boston as a Security Systems specialist for Municipal Protective services.
WILLIAM P. BOORAS - Bill and his wife Jane Booras were married at St. George in 1964. Parents of 3 adult children and 9 grandchildren. Both have been generous supporters of our Church community. Bill is synonymous with our annual Harry Agganis Basketball Tournament, being responsible for leading the “rebirth” to National Status during the 1980's. During his tenure for several terms on the parish council he established the Youth Athletic Programs. He served as chairman of many committees and functions. Bill would like to continue to bring life-long Church, professional and business experiences and involvements to the current major Church Expansion Project. He says “my eyes and ears are open to all ideas and suggestions from all parishioners of our beloved St. George community.” “Matia Tesera” and Thank you!
JASON DEMAKIS and hisfamily have been members of St. George for many years. Jason, his wife Konnie and their two boys, Timothy, 5, and Nicholas, 4, have enjoyed participating in the many activities that St. George offers to a young family. Jason has been an accountant for the past twenty years at Demakis and Demakis CPA’s located in downtown Lynn. They lived in Lynn for the last eleven years and have recently moved to Danvers.
GEORGE W. DEMITROPOULOS born and raised in Lynn, George is a Korean War Veteran, U.S.N. He has Degree of Science in Business Administration, Career Management. George worked for EGG a total of 36 years in the Electronic Division. He has come out of retirement to work as a teacher’s aide in the Lynn Public School System for Hard to Handle children. He is the brother of Elaine Demitropoulos-Moody, a member of the St. George Parish Council. George is married to Anna Demitropoulos, George always involves himself behind the scenes at Church functions. Helping out wherever he is needed.
PETER KATSOS has been a member since 1978. Baptized and married at St. George. Was elected to the Parish Council in 1996 and served as Secretary for 4 years and Past President for 3 years as Vice-President and currently as Secretary. Peter’s grandfather, Nick Caneles was the psalter at St. George for over 50 years and served on the Parish Council as President. His father John Katsos also served on the Parish Council. Peter has been involved in many activities such as Festival, Budget and Finance Committee, Harry Agganis Tournament, Athletic Committee, Greek School, Dances, Church Committee, and Golf Tournament. Peter currently serves as President of the Lynn AHEPA Chapter.
PASQUALE KOUTOULASwas born and raised in Lynn. As a child and teenager he attended Greek School and was an active member of the basketball program here at St. George. Pasquale and his brother James are successful owners of Adelphia Construction, a business they took over after their father’s sudden passing when they were younger. They have grown the business over the years into a well known and respected interior and exterior carpentry and construction company. They have continued to work in and around the Lynn and Boston area on housing developments and commercial projects. Pasquale always has the time to help others and volunteers whenever he can. He sees St. George as a central part of his past and wants it to remain an important part of his family’s future. Married to Debra Speridakos they have two young sons. He feels it is important for St. George to continue on this current path to rebuild for future generations of Greek-Americans.
THEODORE PARAGIOSa Lynn resident married with 4 children and two grandchildren. Retired business man (Brother’s Auto Repair 32 years). An active member of St. George for over 40 years he has served on the Parish Council for 10 years. Teddy has served on the Church and Maintenance committees and is responsible for our very successful “Taverna”/Bar at our annual Grecian Festival. Very involved in every aspect of the Church. Always volunteering his time to help wherever needed.
GEORGE P. PYLIOTIS was born in Lynn, MA and baptized at St. George. He is the son of Peter and Mary Pyliotis and the brother to Mariam Pyliotis whom are members in good standing at St.George. He also served as an altar boy to Fr. George some years ago. George graduated from Suffolk University with a degree in Finance and he also has an Accounting degree from McIntosh College. He hopes to bring his youth, energy and willingness to actively help out wherever needed to assist in making St. George a thriving community for younger generations to come.
CHARLES THOMAS SPYROPULOSwas born in Lynn in 1958 and lived in Peabody as a child. He attended services at Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church with his parents each Sunday as a child. He was baptized and attended Sunday school at Saint George. He attended Greek school at Saint Vasilios Church in Peabody for six years. Charles also studied the Greek language in high school for 3 years. Charles graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1981 with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics. He subsequently earned a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University in 1991. He lives with his wife, Barbara and their dog Zoe in Saugus.