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Nick Poulos Obituary
Nick Poulos, 86, of Billings, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 15, 2009, at his home in Billings, following a long illness.
Nick was born in Atlanta, the son of immigrant parents of George and Cornea Poulos. He attended Georgia Tech, where he graduated as a Ceramic Engineer. Nick was hired by Tech as a temporary employee and assigned to the "High Temperature Research Lab." He and a fellow scientist J.D. Walton pioneered and developed the material that is able to withstand the heat generated on space vehicles upon their re-entry into the earth's atmosphere, the same material used shuttles today.
Nick retired in 1980, still classified as a temporary employee. In 1994 he and his wife moved to Billings. It took him less than nine months to learn to love the city and Montana. He was sorry he had not moved here years ago.
Surviving, besides his wife, Francies (Allen) Poulos of Billings, a sister, Helen Dounis of Atlanta; several nieces and nephews, Soterios Dounis of Atlanta, George (Eva) Dounis of Atlanta, Kathy (Fred) Fletcher of Dayton, Ga., Stephanie (Jim) Cargan of Lake Tahoe, Calif., Barbara (Gary) Norton of Centennial, Colo., Jim (Kelly) Poulos of Tiburon, Calif., Derek (Ann) Economy of Atlanta, Stacye (Bob) Bramblett of Clayton, Ga.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, at the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 180 24th St. West. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Billings Food Bank, 2112 Fourth Ave. N., Billings, MT 59101.
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