PEPPINO "Pep" VLANNES

PEPPINO NICKOLAS VLANNES "Pep"  (Age 98)  
Passed away Monday, December 18, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Katherine Batzis Vlannes; and cherished father of son, Nickolas and daughter, Katherine. He was born on November 9, 1919 in Shreveport, LA. He is a graduate of Saint John's High School and Centenary College of Shreveport, LA and Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH. Peppino served in the U.S. Army during World War II and subsequently the U.S. Army Reserves. He retired in 1971 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is a recipient of the U.S. Army's Legion of Merit. His Civil Service career began with The Eastern Experimental Station, Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior in 1952, and continued with the Naval Research Laboratory; Office of the Chief Chemical Officer, Department of the Army (DoA); Army Research Office; Office of the Chief of Research and Development, DoA; and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He retired from NASA in 1981. He is a founder of St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, Falls Church, VA. He was elected to Southern Poetry Association's "Who's Who In Poetry" in 1993; is a recipient of International Society of Poet's 1995 - 1998 International Poet of Merit Awards; elected to the International Poetry Hall of Fame in 1996; and recognized by the Virginia Commission for the Arts in their Writers In Virginia. Visitation will be held on December 27, 2017, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA (Tel: 703-938-7440; website: moneyandking.com). Funeral service will be held on December 28, 2017, 11 a.m. at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Road, Falls Church, VA 22041 (Tel: 703-671-1515). Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Disabled American Veterans will be appreciated.