GEORGE D. ROMANOS

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GEORGE ROMANOS Obituary

Name: Visitation for GEORGE D. ROMANOS
Start: 2017-05-02T13:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-05-02T15:00:00.000Z
Location: CLOSED-Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home

ROMANOS, George D. 72, of Winthrop, on April 14, 2017, after a long illness. Cherished son of Geraldine (Delvental) Romanos of Boston and the late George M. Romanos Jr. Beloved father of Nicholas V. Romanos and his wife Justine of Winchester, Cynthia L. Romanos of Winthrop, and Alex B. Romanos and his wife Tara of Winthrop. Adored grandfather of Nicholas, Damon, Gabriella, Liam and Sudie. Devoted brother of Barbara Romanos of NH, Joan Romanos of West Roxbury, Michael Romanos of Portland, OR. and Stephanie Romanos of Jamaica Plain. Former husband and dear friend of Brenda Romanos. Nephew of Elmer Delvental, Winnie Lyons, and Linda Delvental. Also survived by seven nieces and nephews, and seven great-nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held in the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, 210 Winthrop St., WINTHROP, on Tues, May 2, from 9-11am. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home beginning at 11am. Relatives and friends are invited. Prior to his retirement, George worked as the Deputy Commissioner for the Massachusetts Penal and Parole Board. He had a PhD in Philosophy, and is the author of a published book on the subject of logic, as well as many articles in academic journals. His hobbies included playing the guitar, both blues and classical, and running. He ran the Boston Marathon three times and started a running club for runners with low vision. He was a member of the Park Street Church in Boston for many years. Donations may be made to the Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 431 Pond Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. For guestbook and directions, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com. Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home Winthrop 617-846-0909

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Published by Boston Globe from Apr. 20 to Apr. 30, 2017.

Memories and Condolences
for GEORGE ROMANOS

4 Entries

May 4, 2017

Dear Nick, Jussie & Family, So sorry we missed the memorial service on Tuesday. I didn't realize it was this week. Our deepest condolences to all the Romanos family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Janet & Max

Jeremy A

April 28, 2017

My deepest condolences

April 28, 2017

Cindy, Nick & Alex,
I am so sorry for your loss. I have so many fond memories of your dad growing up.
I will keep you all in my prayers.
Love you,
Misty

Elmer (Del) Delventhal (uncle)

April 22, 2017

Looking back, there are many loving memories of "little" George that I'd like to share. My first memory of George is from the Spring of 1945, when he was just a baby and I was living with him and his parents. We were all together at dinner, Georgie in his high chair next to the fridge, when I went to the fridge to get some milk. Somehow
Georgie got his finger caught in the door of the fridge, and wow!, what lungs on that kid!! That got me a quick smack from "big" George, but we were all relieved to find it was just a little pinch - no mangled finger. Fast forward ten years or so to when George was a page in Saint John's Court of the Order of Sir Galahad. (This was a program for boys run by the Episcopal church.) I was involved with the program, since my nephew was part of it, and we had a great time. The Diocese ran basketball tournaments, swimming meets, and track meets as part of the program, and George threw himself into all of it; he even set his glasses aside and put on the gloves when I gave the boys a little coaching in the "manly art of self-defense". In 1978, with our Galahad adventures far back in our rear-view mirrors, George and I met at a family gathering, and the conversation turned again to athletic topics. He had tried to run the Boston Marathon that year, but had not been able to finish. He told me,"If I only had someone to run with" (because of his eyesight), he would have finished. Well, he hooked me! We spent the next six or eight months, George in Boston and I in Connecticut, training for the big race. Patriots' Day, 1979, arrived, and George and I met in Hopkinton, fell in at the back of the pack, and waited for the crack of the starter's pistol. We settled into a comfortable pace, decided not to try to catch the leaders, and everything went well for about twenty miles. Then we discovered why they call the hill "heartbreak"! Oh, I was hurting; but I had told George I would run with him, and I was not going to let him down. Then I heard George's voice,"Uncle Del, would it be all right if I ran ahead without you?" "Sure", I said, and watched him disappear over the hill, never to see him again till I got to the finish line, a long time after he did. What a champ!

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