Socrates John Zavitsanos

Uncle Socrates,
together with your brother Dimitri
Zavitsanos,you have discovered the unknown to all of us...You have opened new frontiers...and heve tought us that clean and honest work and life
matters...
Nephew,
George Zavitsanos

...People from Vlyho where your first
Taylor store was opened.
I anounced them your loss...
"Are you talking about Socrates the Great Taylor"?one asked
"He was in the resistance during WW2"
a second said.
"He was the first Motobike around"
another one added.
...They all remember you and they asked me to please express their condolces to your wonderful family.
On behalf of the people of Vlyho
Nephew,
Nikos Zavitsanos

...To my dearest uncle Socrates.
Our house would come to life every time you called from Chicago or Houston
or visited us for real at the village.
It is quite biterly disappointing to know you no longer will call or visit.
Nephew
John C Zavitsanos

On Behalf of my family and I,
please accept our sincere condolences
for my beloved uncle Socrates Zavitsanos.
Our memories will remain alive for the years to come.
Elftheria Yrapsis-Zavitsanos

...From "Unbeleivable Events"
The two brothers,Socrates and Alexandros Zavitsanos,while neither one of two were sea men,roared the boat,through the German-Italian sea block and arrived to Poros with the right quantity of wheat we had exchanged with our olive oil...
It was cold and winter and dark,at 3 a.m and the sea could easily swallow anything on the surface...
Lefteris Zampatis

Story told 1988.
In 1954 when hunger was around,I was a young teacher on the Island of Cephalonia.
Because of the poor economic conditions,I was the only one on the Island who had a suit that was Taylored by Socrates in his own Aristocratic fashion.
Teacher,Vagelis Arethas

Sokrates I've included you in my book..."Unbeleivable Events"
Together with your brother Alexandros
you hid the olive oil we were trading during the Resistance(WW2)underneath the feet of the Italian Phasists.
We started a fire elswhere...The Italians went to put out the fire...
We grabed the oil and disappeared...
The Italians still are trying to catch you.
Heavenly trip and Eternal life my good friend.
Lefteris Zampatis

From the people of Poros.
Socrates,you tought us how to get dressed,how to fit clothes together...
When we did not have money to pay you for your Tayol work,your answear was:
"It's OK,next time."
The Village will remember you for ever.
People of Poros

I talked to the birds at the vine yard,
that you'll never come back...
I talked to the mountains at the village,that you won't see them again...
I talked to the walls of your old Taylor store and your old family house,that you won't return ever...
People at the village remeber you
as the Taylor who first drove the first motobike in the entire Island of Lefkas...
And I will remember you because I love you
Nephew,
Nikos Zavitsanos