George Papps
George Papps, 96, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on January 22, 2013. George was born on April 26, 1916 in New York City. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary Papps. His parents, Polychronis and Marie were immigrants from the island of Karpathos, Greece. They had three sons, Jean, George and Milton. George attended Stuyvesant High School and then attended CCNY and received his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering. He went on to get his Masters in Chemical Engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic. He worked for National Oil Products in New Jersey, M.W. Kellogg in N.Y., National Lead in N.Y. and Fansteel in California. He married Mary Pappas on July 11, 1954. Mary and George lived in Queens, New York for 18 years and then moved to Palos Verdes, California. They have three children, Peter, Genia (Bruce) and Alexia (Fred) and four grandchildren, Tony (17), Matthew (15), Dean (14) and Mia (9). His family was the center of his life. George was a faithful parishioner of Saint Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church. He served on the Parish Council, acted as a Sunday school teacher, choir member and was an active worker at the annual St. Katherine's Greek Festival. The Trisagion memorial service will be held on Monday, January 28th at 5:00 pm at Rice Mortuary, 5310 Torrance Blvd. in the City of Torrance. The Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, January 29th, at 11:00 am at Saint Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church, 722 Knob Hill in Redondo Beach. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to Saint Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church in George's honor. Go to www.lafuneral. com to send the family messages. Sign the guestbook at www.dailybreeze.com/obits.
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Dear Mary and Family,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss.
Nick and Olga Tavernakis
January 30, 2013
To Aunt Mary, Peter, Alexia and Genia,
Please accept my condolences during this period of sarrow in our family. Uncle George's passing has affected us all from West to East coast; please know we are grieving with you and send our love and prayers, today and always.
Uncle George's fierce pride in his family is a tribute to the kind and gentle man he was. His work in our genealogy is one that shall ever be treasured. Having the opportunity to learn of our family first hand from him was an experience I will always cherish. I am blessed that I was able to record the life he experianced before he was gone. He has finally been reunited with his beloved parents and brothers.
I will be thinking of you at 11 your time today as you celebrate the funeral of our father, husband, brother, uncle and cousin. Please know my prayers will be going right along with yours for the rest and repose of his soul with the saints. Memory Eternal! ?????a µ??µ?! Much love to you all.
Sam Papps
January 29, 2013
Dear Mary & family,
Our condolences on the loss of your beloved husband George.
May his memory be eternal & "Zoi se sas".
Jim & Diana Pachares
January 27, 2013
What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful man! I have very fond and warm memories of my Uncle George from many visits to Palos Verdes in my youth. He truly had a zest for life, a wonderful sense of humor and was utterly devoted to his family, church and community and therefore will be greatly missed! We all will have an extra special angel looking down upon us from heaven. My heart goes out to the rest of the family. Much love from Chicago & God bless.
Mari Alex
January 27, 2013
May your memory be eternal.
Bill Vasilion
January 25, 2013
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