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Nicholas Stamos, 55, of Phoenix, passed away on March 1, 2007.  He was born in Peratata, Kefalonia, Greece.  He moved to Phoenix in 1977.  He originally was owner and chef of Victor's Restaurant from 1980-1990 and currently is owner and chef of Nicholas Custom Catering.  He had a loving and generous heart and a deep spiritual belief and was a Psalti at The Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Carol; parents, Anna and Stamatis Stamatatos; children, Keith (Deborah) Tompkins and Michelle (Torin) Johnson; six siblings, Andrew (Julie), Napoleon (Sophie), Kostantinos (Maria), Dia Davies, Despina (Brian) McCormack and Elpida Stamatatos; six grandchildren, Courtney, Blake, Elijah, Taylor, Noah Drew, and Luke; and many loving nieces and nephews.  A trisagion service will be held Sunday, March 4th at 8:00 pm at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church at 8202 E. Cactus Rd., Scottsdale, AZ. A liturgy will be held Monday, March 5th at 10:00 am at the church with burial to follow.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations for Kids N Cancer, Care of Assumption Philoptohos at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 8202 E. Cactus Rd., Scottsdale, AZ  85260 (480) 991-3009.  Messinger Indian School Mortuary assisted the family.

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Published by The Arizona Republic from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4, 2007.

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February 25, 2025

Can't believe 18 years? Is that possible... You see the mayhem, I know you are not surprised. Miss you so very much my heart still crying. Gus and You are still for in my soul...
Love & Kisses
H

January 5, 2020

Had a chance to speak with a new member tonight Nick. He asked me how it works` and I was able to tell him about you, Don, Marvin, Peter, Pete and Sandra. All of you who carried the load for the rest of us so we could be better human beings. All of you now with God. Man what a wonderful party must be going on with all you together. God bless you and your family Nick. You are forever in our hearts and the ripple effect of the lessons you taught us carry on. Forever grateful.

Pat M.

January 11, 2018

Hi My Bro;

Thinking of you, but that is nothing new;
Tomorrow we celebrate your Life, I'm sure Gus will be cooking up a storm for you and Daddy to enjoy.


I love you so.... Miss you all so much.

Your Sis... XOXOX

sis

November 17, 2015

Hi Bro....
It's been a while. Hope Gus is with you, I feel him struggling, please help him and give him peace. I miss you both so much. I will find my peace when I am with you both.

Xo , your sis

November 15, 2015

Happy to have know you,Joe and Becky Manda

Elpida

February 1, 2015

hi Bro;
Our brother is now in your hands please help him find his way to you. Love you both so much...

November 29, 2014

You r in our thoughts . Our hearts .. And you are so missed . Nothing can make me believe that it's ok . Because it's not . Luv you

November 27, 2014

Light the way Bro...

your sister Elpida

November 27, 2014

Another day another year has gone by....
Today I give thanks to you my brother for watching over our Gus.
Two years he has been fighting to live through all the pain and agony and terror of the thing they call leukemia.
For the first time I understand why you have left us so early, why God took you from us...
It is you , your Gus' Guardian Angel, you bro have gotten him through to were he is today...
I now truly understand why you are gone from our sight, you were needed to be our Angel and save our brother and for the first time, I can honestly say I am truly grateful in my heart and core... Thank You my brother.
Now go prepare your feast.
Love you and miss you...

Elpida

November 30, 2013

Sitting here thinking of you. My heart is heavy and I still have many questions. I miss you Bro, your ability to tell it like you see it, your contageous smile, and saying a thousand words without speaking. ..
When you left you took something with you That I cannot replace.
I love you Bro...
I PRAY FOR YOU AND HOPE YOU ARE SAFE..

LOVE YOU, ELPIDA XO XO

Dia Stamatatos

October 2, 2013

You are out of my sight, but you will never be out of my heart, I may not see your face, but I will always remember your smile, I will never hear your voice again but you will forever whisper in my ear, I never got to say goodbye to you, or tell you how much you really meant to me, one day we will meet at heavens gates and I will be with you again and this time it will be forever.

Elpida

October 2, 2013

GOOD MORNING MY BROTHER, GONE BUT NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN...
LOVE YOU!

Dia Stamatatos

September 27, 2013

Some days it is so hard to get through..
Miss you BIG.

Elpida Stamatatos

July 26, 2012

Miss You Nick...

Still can't believe your gone.

Dia Davies

January 12, 2012

Happy Birthday Nick..
A thousand words won't bring you back, I know because I've tried; neither will a million tears, I know because I've cried.
I love you...ox

November 12, 2011

Hello, It's me, again....

Dia Stamatatos

October 25, 2011

How do I miss you Nick.. let me count the ways.......Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.

October 23, 2011

Hey Nick;

I was just sitng here thinkig bout you , AGAIN.

Love You , Miss You...xoxox

August 1, 2011

I was thinking... I have a brother, his name is Nick & I miss him :(

Dia Davies

July 31, 2011

Missing you gets easier every day because even though it's one day further from the last time you saw each other, it's one day closer to the next time I will.

You are always in my thoughts.. and in my heart..

July 29, 2011

Nick, I was sharing some wonderful memories of you with a friend in Southern California tonight. You continue to touch our lives in a powerful way. We miss you my friend.

Pat M.

Miss You xo

July 19, 2011

hello Brother....

GOOD TIMES

May 24, 2011

Miss You Nick.............

April 6, 2011

JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU...THAT IS NOTHING NEW THOUGH.

LOVE YOU BRO xoxox

Dia Stamatatos Davies

March 1, 2011

It's hard to believe 4 years have gone by.. some days it feels like yesterday.. and sometimes it feels a lifetime ago..our hearts are still heavy.. our eyes fill with tears..and the hole in our hearts will never heal..I miss you so much..

January 12, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN HEAVEN.
I LOVE YOU, Elpida xoxox

January 1, 2011

ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT YOU.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE.

TILL WE MEET AGAIN ((

Dia Davies

December 22, 2010

It's getting closer to Christmas..can't stop thinking about you.... it is so hard with out you..RIP Angel..

December 20, 2010

Oh Nick, Why did you have to go.

December 14, 2010

HELLO;

I WAS THINKING.............

Dia Davies

November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving Nick.. missing you very much..Se agapo....

November 24, 2010

hey bro;

I could really use a wish right now...

Love you

Dia Davies

October 30, 2010

So much times has gone by..but your memory and presents is felt every day.some days it feels like you just left us..another season of holidays with out you......miss you atherfouli....mou lipis polli..:(

ELPIDA

October 30, 2010

NICK;
YOUR IN MY THOUGHTS EVERYDAY,
NEVER FORGOTTEN.

Dia Davies

September 5, 2010

It still hurts with out you......

Dia

June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010
I'm sorry I have written to you in a while.. I think about you every single day of my life..especially the not so good days.. waiting for you to say go on..it's mine for the taking.. I miss you so much.. I'm going to visit everyone soon..I wish you where there.. you will never be forgotten..oxo

Dia Davies

February 28, 2010

God saw you getting tired
and called your name,
So he put his arms around you
and whispered "Come to Me".
With tearful eyes we watched you,
lying in the hospital bed,
and our hearts where broken.

Although we loved you deeply,
we could not make you stay.
Your Golden Heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
We miss you so much my brother..
I can believe that 3 years are upon us..the loss is the same..Broken... your sister.

Dia Davies

February 1, 2010

Time seems to stand still.. hard to believe that it's almost 3 years...
"Death leaves a Heartache no one can Heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal."

I miss you so much my Angel..

Dia Davies

January 12, 2010

Happy Birthday my Wonderful Brother..
luv u and miss you...
D.

Dia

January 1, 2010

2010.....where does the time go..I had a wonderful Christmas..been with family was what we all needed..your presents was there..I miss mom..she is very lonely..holds on to the memories to keep her strong...I want to look forward to a new year..one day at a time...for ever in my heart..Me

December 30, 2009

HAPPY 2010 ;

A LIL EARLY I KNOW...DIA AND DENNY LEFT TODAY...IT WAS A BLESSING TO SEE THEM.
I KEEP YOU LOCKED IN MY HEART FOREVER.
--ELPIDA XoXo

Dia

December 6, 2009

Happy St. Nicholas Day.....we celebrate you today.. I think of you everyday.I miss you Nick.. it's almost Christmas with out you again. Love you and miss you so much.. Mom misses you so very much..oxoxo

November 12, 2009

hey brother ;

Its a gloomy day today....Ugh..

Miss you lots...

Love you forever and ever and ever...

November 3, 2009

32 months sissy...........and where is my note I wrote? That happens to me alot......for some odd reason ...hmmmm

Dia Davies

November 1, 2009

34 Months till the day when you left us.....it feels like an eternity sometimes..Miss you Nick!!!!!!!
Losing you was devastating
But there's nothing i can do

"You lit the world up with your smile
Now that you are gone the world seems dark."

So much has changed since you left us..
sometimes it makes me feel sad...
I miss you.. and I deeply wish you were here.
Till we meet again..luv, Dia

October 29, 2009

Dearest Nick...always thinking of and missing you everyday...I wish I could talk to you sometimes I miss your laughter and witt.There will never be anyone like you ever you were a one of a kind...I was lucky to have been your sister...I love you always...Des

Dia

October 28, 2009

Hi my Brother... why is it that your absence is greater then before..Sometimes I talk to you, sometimes I cry.. and then I think of the fun times we had when we use to go to work together..and makes me laugh..
It may not be the same but I feel your presents everyday!!
I know you’re above me everywhere I go,I'm proud you have left a legacy, that will never be forgotten.
You inspire me everyday.. and I'm trying to do better for me.. I know I will never reach what you have done.. but I'm proud to be your sister.. miss you..4 ever. luv, Dia

October 5, 2009

thinking bout your gorgeous smile..

my blue eyed twin....why so soon ? thats all I want to know..You let go baby ..you let go... you must have been really tired..I pray for peace for you Nick...yur lil sisXoXoX...

October 5, 2009

Good morning our angel;

Miss you dearly.........

Love you .....ElpidaXOXOXO

October 4, 2009

Oh Nick,another month gone by without you.....how i wish i could see you again....I love you always.....Des

Dia

October 1, 2009

Another day with out you..we all miss you Nick..

Dia

September 17, 2009

you inspire me everyday..
I miss you..love,me

Dia Davies

September 3, 2009

Nick, today was my birthday.. It was a good day.. for the most part.. I miss you calling me and singing Happy Birthday.. but talking with Carol made it very special for me and closer to you.. she sang Happy Birthday to me.. and that was what I needed to hear..I miss you so much.....what I would give to hear your voice..We all miss you Nick.. and I know you miss us to..till we meet again... love you, D.

Dia

September 1, 2009

"If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane, I’d walk
right up to heaven and bring you
home again.:
September 1st, 2009.. another first of the month.. always thinking about Nick.. I will forget you..luv,me

August 29, 2009

Time keeps flying by and the whole in my heart is just as fresh as the moment I heard you were in the hospital.Life is definitely to short especially for you my brother.When I think of all you accomplished in the short time you were here it makes me so proud of you.There is so many things I wish I would have told you.I know some day I will get the chance to do just that.
How's Paterouli? I miss him so much to,it does give me some comfort to know you are with him. Love you Nick,Des

Dia Davies

August 14, 2009

I tried to be happy and not so sad.. I think of the passed with allot of regrets and sadness. I think of the future and I just can seem to have a grasp.. and as each day passes all I can think is you..You will never be forgotten.. I luv u. D.

Dia Davies

August 1, 2009

Thinking of you everyday.. But there's always something different about the first of every month..
I miss you Nick.. just don't seem fair that you are not here with us.

"Perhaps they are not
stars in the sky,
but rather openings
where our loved ones
shine down
to let us know they
are happy."

your sis

July 21, 2009

thank god for this "guest book"!

its like therapy for me...
Hey, thanks for looking over me ..
I love you ....

Dia Davies

July 21, 2009

I'm sorry I have not written you for while.. but you are on my thoughts every day...I saw the family a few weeks ago.. trip was nice.. just wish that you where there.

"Mixed emotions are still felt
Anger, sadness and pain
Why did you go away
we all still feel the strain

The days are now passing quickly
But the nights drag by.
Tears are often shed
As I look for you in the sky."

Till we meet again... love you my brother..

June 27, 2009

so sad nicky baby..
why did you have to go so young ...
without any warning....

Love you dearly bro...

June 26, 2009

HEY;

Pray for me....
Keep me safe...

June 6, 2009

some days are easy and some are not.. some moments are difficult to take and some are not.. but day in and day out you are always in my thoughts.. Mom's Birthday is coming up.. can you believe she will be 80..she thinks about you all the time.. Go bless her.. and GOD bless you..we all miss you..luv ya..D.

Your Sister

May 29, 2009

Hey Nick;

Another day here in paradise..
Wish I could talk to you and hear you tell it like it is....
Love you , miss you and I hope the old man isn't making you crazy!
Take care of him...

MUAH..........

May 19, 2009

Hi Nick... I have not snd you a message for while..but there's never been a day that I don't think about you..or even say your name.......Sometimes I talk to you, sometimes I cry It may not be the same,I know you’re above me everywhere I go. I'm proud you have left a legacy, that will never be forgotten.
Days go by, weeks go by..but feels so new the loss of you..luv ya,Dia

Des, your sister

May 6, 2009

Dearest Nick,
Not a day goes by I don't think of you and cry for you.Ive stopped asking why because there is no right answer.It's been two years and I'm missing you more and more each day.I miss hearing your voice.I love you Nick.Till we meet again.

your sister

April 30, 2009

Nick;
Today i will take time to think;
it is the source of power.
I will take time to pray;
it is the greatest power on earth...
you are forever in my thoughts and never ever forgotten...

Dia Davies

April 19, 2009

Christos Anesti Nick..
Thinking of you..and missing you..
love, D.

April 12, 2009

Palm Sunday today.. you are singing with the Lord today..and everyday.
Miss you..D.

March 7, 2009

good morning Nick;

pray for all of us , okay.....

I love you

March 1, 2009

Hard to believe that is has been two years ago today...........
the pain is just as real the loss is just as painfull..
missing you very much..D

Dia Davies

February 26, 2009

I believed in Cinderella
I believed in happily ever after
I met the man of my dreams
He gave me all that life brings

Some days the sun don't shine
Since the day you died
I would give all that I have
Whatever wealth or possessions
I would live in the street
And even go with bare feet
If I could have you back

Some days is hard to laugh
Some days life no longer has its appeal
I try to be strong but it is surreal
I do not understand why you had to go
My heart will never have the same glow
Because of that day you died.

February 24, 2009

Good morning Angel..
you are so loved..and thought of.

February 13, 2009

good morning Nick;

just want you to know I'm thinking about you :(
I try to smile but its not easy.

January 24, 2009

Feeling lost.. I know you are safe.
Trying to find my way back..
oxo

January 21, 2009

I'm home today.. said our good byes to PATERA... I hope you are now together cooking up a storm.
Give mom the strength to go on.. Life is for the living.. and we will try to do just that..some days are harder then others.. missed u so much..:-(

January 19, 2009

Nick,

Hey, I hope your keeping up with all this writing......

I love you keep mom stong for today ...please....

January 17, 2009

Nick;

Monday we will say goodbye to our father.
Give us all the strength to get through this...Okay?
Its amazing how his 40days will be on your 2year anniversary...
Time stops for nothing...
I really want to believe there is an afterlife it is so very hard to though..
I love you...

January 14, 2009

My brother today our father passed away... it's a feeling I can describe..
I will be with mom tomorrow.. I know she needs our support and love.

I miss you so very much..love, D.

January 12, 2009

Happy Birthday!

luv ya & miss u.

January 9, 2009

I wish with all my heart I could see you once more, I would use that moment and time to tell you how all that has been going on....but for some reason I think you know!
I know that day will eventually come when its my turn in this world to say goodbye.
Until then I shall hold your close to my heart, and sometimes I shall break down and cry, and I will still ask the question why did you have to die?

January 1, 2009

Happy New Year..
Luv,me

December 29, 2008

I'm back... my Brother.. what a trip..
things are so #@^& @*..
I wish there's something that I could do.. give mom strength..
luv ya..

December 24, 2008

hey Nick;

Merry christmas ....
Things just keep getting worse here.

I love you...

Nancy Henry

December 23, 2008

I want you all to know that I am praying for you and your family, as you celebrate another wonderful Christmas, as that is what Nick wants for you....He was an amazing gift of God,and it is hard to realize that he is with Jesus....what an incredible spirit he was ....What a blessing it was to me, to have had my life touched by him and Carol....Love you dear
You are in my thoughts and prayers..I am saying a special prayer just for you this Christmas
Have a very Merry Christmas...
Love
Nancy Henry

December 22, 2008

It's begining to look allot like Christmas..
Going to LI tomorrow.. you are on all our minds.. more then ever..
I want this to be special... I will try to make the best of it..
kalla Christougenna Nick..
I need a miracle ..
I love you and miss you, Dia

December 17, 2008

hey nck;

Give me some strength to get through this mess.....Still can't believe your gone bro.

I Love You........

December 17, 2008

I'ts almost Christmas.. another Christmas with out you.........

December 6, 2008

Happy Name Day Nick..
Today I dedicate to you.. I hope your day with the Lord is special.
It's almost Christmas...our hearts are heavy and you never leave our thoughts.. I wish I could turn time.. missing you..........

November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving Nick..
What a blessing it is to have you as my brother.. yes still can't believe you are gone..you never leave my thoughts..always in my heart.

November 25, 2008

I can smell your cooking...

Your making a feast for the lord...

November 1, 2008

It's hard to believe you have been gone from us 20 months today..The Pain is still the same.We are missing you..Luv you.D.

October 22, 2008

hey its me again;

Just thinking about you...

Love you & miss you...

October 1, 2008

Hey;

I can't believe your gone bro!
I miss you deeply ......
The impact blow is untouchable..

September 26, 2008

Thinking about you all day today..
wonder when I will see you..
so mush to say to you..
I love you............

September 6, 2008

hey;

MISS YOU ..

September 1, 2008

it's me.. thinking of. and wish I can talk to you..missing you..luv, me

July 30, 2008

Hi Nick, it's been awhile.. time sometimes it goes so fast.. and sometimes it just on a stand still..
If I could have one wish
and never have another
it would simply be to have one day
and spend it with you ..
and catch up on everything that is going on..
God has you in his keeping,
I have you in my heart for ever.D.

June 24, 2008

Nick;

Just stopping in to show some love.

MUAH...

June 22, 2008

Nick, I need a miracle.. there's so much going on..I will be in NY soon..
I know it won't be the same with out you there.. you never missed a family event..there's so much going on with all of us..I just need to know the everything is going to be ok.

June 21, 2008

Thinking about you so much lately..
Every morning I ask myself why
I wonder if I ever see you again,
It makes me want to cry,
I never even got to say Good-Bye
I know you are ok
But why did you have to leave so sudden.. we are all holding on..
till we meet again...

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