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Efthimis Efthimiadis Obituary

Efthimis EFTHIMIADIS Efthimis Efthimiadis passed away Thursday, April 28th 2011 at the age of 54 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Efthi was born in Athens, Greece and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Athens and Master and Doctoral degrees from City Univer sity, London. In London, he met and married the love of his life, Jagoda. Efthi moved to the U.S. to teach at UCLA and he and Jagoda lived in Los Angeles where their son Nicholas was born, before moving to Seattle to both work for the Universi ty of Washington. Efthi was a profes sor in the Information Science School at the University of Washing ton for 14 years. Efthi's expertise was in the area of information retrieval and user-centered design for which he was well known and respected both nationally and interna tionally. Efthi is remembered by his colleagues for his intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for research, as well as his kindness, sense of humor and infectious smile. Efthi was an active person and he loved to travel and spend time with his family. Efthi is survived by Jagoda, his son Nicholas, and his mother Veta and brother Agapios, both of Athens, Greece. Efthi's fami ly and friends will remember Efthi for his courage, his joy in life, and his selfless commitment and loyalty to those he loved. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Nicholas' college fund. A memorial celebration of Efthi's life will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, May 8th at the University of Washington Faculty Club.

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Published by The Seattle Times from May 5 to May 8, 2011.

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Melissa Riesland

May 18, 2011

I was shocked to hear about Efthi's death. He was kind and generous. Even 10 years after graduation, he kept in touch with me even though I'd never taken a class from him and he'd never been my advisor. It's just how he was. The UW iSchool is poorer for his absence.

May 8, 2011

"We are extremely sorry to hear of this at church today. We remember Efthimis at Greek school with a constant smile on his face and with his good sense of humor. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nicholas, Jagoda, and his family." Steve and Georgia Teodosiadis

Betty Marcoux

May 5, 2011

Thank you for sharing Efthi with us at the University of Washington Information School. He was a most valuable and kind colleague and will be sorely missed.

Will Lewis

May 5, 2011

I'm deeply saddened to hear of Efthi's passing. He good friend and colleague, and I really enjoyed our collaborations. He *always* made time to work with students, and was a patient and skilled mentor and advisor. My condolences to his family. He will be missed.

May 5, 2011

My Deepest condolences Jagoda, Nicholas, Veta, And Agapios during this tender time of loss of Efthi, Husband, Father, Son and Brother. I've only known Efthi during this last year of his life while living with illness. As part of the SIMS Sangha it was a great joy to know Ethi and to be a part of the healing meditation circle; he welcomed us into his home weekly, with a spirit of joy, inspite of illness.
What he brought to this gathering during this time was so dear and sincere and we will miss him. Again my deepest sympathy.
Ellen McCown,Seattle Insight Meditation Society.

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