Dimitris Dimitriou, known to all as “J.J.” and one of
the one of the most active and longstanding leaders of Federation of
Hellenic Societies of Greater New York and of New York’s Greek-American
community in general, died Wednesday evening at his home in Astoria.
The sudden death plunged into grief his wife Athena, his daughter
Elizabeth, and friends and other relatives here and in Greece. He was
born in Halkidiki and played a key role in organizing and upgrading the
Halkidiki society "Aristotle" and was instrumental in the placement of a
statue of Aristotle in Astoria’s Athens Square Park, and in the
designation of Halkidiki and New York as sister regions. He was a
staunch supporter of Greek Education and great fighter for the promotion
of the community’s issues. His contributions to the Federation were
enormous, having served as general secretary, vice president and the
head of several committees. J.J. was the principle announcer for the
Greek Parade on Fifth Avenue, literally putting his booming voice to
good use on that special day, and figuratively throughout the year
regarding the vital ethnic issues of Macedonia, Cyprus, Northern Epirus,
and the Pontian Genocide
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