Christos J. Lillios

Christos J. Lillios, 78, and known to all his many friends as merely "The Fox," died unexpectedly Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at Concord Hospital. 

Chris was born in Concord, the son of the late John and Madeline Lillios.

He grew up on 42 Concord Street and attended Rumford School, Parker School and Rundlett Jr. High School and graduated from Concord High, as class of 1956. He then joined the U.S. Navy and served four years as a E5 second class aviation hydraulic/metal-smith.

Upon leaving the service, he attended New Hampshire Technical Institute to study Commercial Art. Upon graduation, he then had a long career as a Staff Artist for American Knitwear then Capital Offset, Rumford Press, Village Press, Northern Telecom and DiBenedetto Associates in N. Andover, Mass.

Chris loved archery and was a State and New England Champion until his wife Barbara introduced him to golf and he fell in love with that great game (that he claimed he was never that good at it, but loved it no less). Chris was a proud member of Beaver Meadow (known as The Beav) which he thought was the best golf course in New Hampshire. His many friends at The Beav arguably thought he was "the best putter bar none!"

He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, of 55 years and sister, Pauline Stavro of Franklin, niece Madelyn Coffin-Kritlow of Franklin, and nephew Richard Stavro of Woburn, Mass.

A visiting hour will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25,  from 10 to 11 a.m. with a funeral service following immediately at 11 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 68 North State St., Concord.

The committal with Naval honors will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway in Boscawen. 

Arrangements are entrusted to the Bennett Funeral Home of Concord. Online condolences can be expressed at bennettfuneral.com.