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Nicholas Raftopoulos Obituary

USAF (ret.), of Burlington, November 21. Husband of Paraskive (Bountis). Father of Nicholas Jr. of Burlington, Tina Gatti and her husband Peter of Andover, Elaine Price and her husband Michael of Bedford and Mary Raftopoulos of Burlington. Brother of the late Theo Tsakalas and Cecile Raftopoulos and grandfather of Alexandra and Andrew Gatti. Funeral from The Bedford Funeral Home, 167 Great Rd., BEDFORD, on Mon. at 10 a.m. Followed by a Funeral Service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Lexington, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends may call at the Funeral Home on Sun. from 2-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 17 Meriam St., Lexington MA 02420.

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Published by Boston Globe from Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, 2003.

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Kerri (Sullivan) Hayes

November 22, 2020

Enjoying Antiques Road Show tonight, there’s a collection letters from Jim Thorpe. It brought back the memories of Mr. Raftopolous telling us multiple times about Jim Thorpe. I searched for Mr. Raftolpoous and am saddened to hear he has passed. You were always a pleasure to have in class at Tewksbury Jr. High! I loved your suit coats! You were a class act. Rest In Peace my good sir.

Andrea Chadis

December 9, 2003

Wow, Mr. Raftopoulos was definitely the best substitute EVER...he always had trivia and war stories...I always looked forward to seeing him as a sub...

Jimmy Hamilton

December 2, 2003

Always put me in a better mood when I saw him behind the desk of one of my classes ........great guy.....always asked me if i was related to Alexandra Hamilton.....ill never forget him.... R.I.P.

Mike Bordonaro

December 2, 2003

i could always count on him to ask...."Is this Billerica High?- too funny.. and "The greeks always said you need a strong mind and a strong body"- classic...and of course instead of work the always tough sports triva

Whitey

December 2, 2003

The greatest teacher to have ever graced the classrooms of TMHS. Known for his thrilling stories, and inventor of the original game of "trivia". He will be sorely missed.

john peterson

December 2, 2003

definitley the best teacher (even though he was a subsitute) to walk through tmhs...even though he called me james...a great man he will be missed

a student

December 2, 2003

"who is the greatest president ever? FDR" ...you were the best...

Dan Mortimer

December 2, 2003

always fun hearing his war stories back in HS, great posture for an old guy, it was great seeing him walk proud with his shoulders up straight

Dan Mortimer TMHS class of '01

mike donovan

December 2, 2003

RIP, the greatest substitute teacher ever.

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