Christakis E. Ioannou

Christakis E. Ioannou Christakis E. Ioannou, 74, of Austin passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2008. He was born September 25, 1933 in Paphos, Cyprus to Katrina (Christodoulou) and Efstathios Ioannou. Christakis grew up in Cyprus and in 1953 came to the United States to attend the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated in 1957 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He went to work for the City of Austin power plants (Austin Energy) where he became the manager of generation and power production. He retired from the city in 1988. After retirement, he did his own investments and loved traveling with family from Cyprus to Europe for two months each year. Christakis enjoyed visiting with all of his friends - a Greek coffee on Tuesdays and breakfast with his retired Austin Energy friends on Wednesdays. He loved hunting, fishing and both of his countries - Cyprus and the USA. He became a US Citizen in 1974. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Kitty McLane; sister, Petroula Papademetriou; brother, Simos E. Ioannou; nieces, Katrina Charalambides, Irene Papaleontiou, and Kathy Ioannou; nephews, Michael Papademetriou and Efstathios Papademetriou; and great-nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank Seton Hospital and Brighton Gardens for their special care. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10th at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2008 at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration. Burial will follow at Austin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Greek Orthodox Church of Transfiguration, 414 St. Stephens School Rd, Austin, TX 78746. Obituary and guestbook online at http://wcfish.com