George Apostolos Grekos

DANVILLE, Va. - George Apostolos Grekos, 72, of 204 Crosland Avenue, Danville, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004 at Danville Regional Medical Center. He had been in declining health for 18 months and in the hospital for one week.

Born March 30, 1932 in Keene, N.H., he was the son of the late Apostolos George Grekos and the late Vasiliky Galanos Grekos.

He was a member of Grace Design United Methodist Church. He served as a Head Usher, Sunday School teacher, on the Administrative Board, was a Trustee, and he founded the Formative Years Preschool at the church.

He was a member of the Northside Sertoma Club. He had served as President and had received every award given to a Sertoman. He was a member of the George Washington High School Football Fan Club, where he had served as President. He was the Past President of the Danville Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, where he was a volunteer in the Nursery.

He was an avid reader and an avid sports fan of the Boston Red Sox and the University of Virginia.

He was a graduate of Amherst High School. He attended Hampden-Sydney College and completed his education at Lynchburg College. He completed his graduate courses from the University of Virginia.

He retired after 28 years from the Pittsylvania County School System as Principal of Stony Mill Elementary School.

He lived his early years in Amherst County and most of his life in Danville, Va.

He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War.

He married Margurete Franklin Grekos on Dec. 22, 1956.

In addition to his wife of the residence, he is survived by a son, Dr. Apostolos George "Paul" Grekos and wife, Sheryl, of Danville; two daughters, Shirley G. Schue and husband, Keith of Mount Plymouth, Fla. and Evelyn G. Steege and husband, Darrell of Lyndhurst, Va.; one sister, Ionia G. East of Buford, Ga.; granddaughter, Olivia Grekos of Danville, grandson, George Grekos of Danville, granddaughter, Nicole Steege of Lyndhurst, Va. and granddaughter, Alexandra Steege of Lyndhurst; sister-in-law and caregiver, Shirley F. Grubbs.

The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Grace Design United Methodist Church with the Rev. Thomas Shepherd and the Very Rev. Cleon Ross officiating. Interment will be in Highland Burial Park with military honors by American Legion Post #325.

The family will receive friends 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Grace Design United Methodist Church and at other times will be at the residence, 204 Crosland Avenue.

The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Grace Design U.M.C. Bus Fund, 1064 Franklin Turnpike, Danville, VA 24540 or the University of Virginia Athletics Foundation, 1815 Stadium Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903.

Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home, Westover is in charge of arrangements.