ALEXANDER PERICLES STAVRIDES M.D.

STAVRIDES ALEXANDER PERICLES, M.D.
Age 85, of Oakmont, died on Monday, July 28, 2014, in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born Sept. 12, 1928, in Serres, Greece, a son of the late Sotiria Stavridou and the late Pericles Stavrides. He was predeceased by his wife, Marcia Mears Stavrides. He received an M.D. from the University of Salonica, Greece, and was a practicing pathologist in Canada and then in the Pittsburgh area for many years. He was very proud to have been invited to serve on the U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health and helped it issue its first report in 1964. He is survived by his son, Alexander Stavrides II of Albuquerque, NM; and a sister, Helen Stavridou Astin of Los Angeles, CA. Friends will be received at JOHN A. FREYVOGEL SONS, INC., 4900 Centre Avenue at Devonshire Street www.freyvogelfuneralhome.com on Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral Service and Interment are private. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to West Penn Hospital Foundation 4818 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224.
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