Nicholas G Madias Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Nicholas Gust Madias passed away peacefully on May 12th, 2022 at home with his wife and daughter by his side. He is survived by his wife, Marianthe, of 67 years, his sister Helen Hountras, his three children—daughter Jayne Galaris, son Dean (Grete) Madias, and son George (Margarita) Madias—grandchildren Nicholai Madias, Marianne Galaris, Thomas Madias, Kristoffer Madias, Marianne Madias, Sarah Madias, George Madias Jr., Renate Brizzi, Ahna Galaris, and great grandchildren. Nick, as most knew him, was born in Kardamyla, Chios, Greece February 11th, 1928. He moved to Weirton, West Virginia as a child with his parents Constantinos and Evyenia Madias, joining many close relatives residing in the area. He attended elementary school there and later Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was on the debate team and president of the camera club. He briefly attended Carnegie Tech before moving with his family to Detroit, Michigan, bringing many fond memories of his time in Pittsburgh. In Detroit his father and uncles continued the family business, Madias Brothers Painting Contractors, which they had started in Weirton. Nick worked in the business while pursuing a degree in Architecture at the University of Michigan. He also joined ROTC, which enabled a smooth transition into the Air Force. While studying at the University he attended a Valentine's Day masquerade dance at his church, where he met the woman of his dreams. Marianthe Danigelis reluctantly attended on the eve of her 21st birthday. Her friend convinced her to go to the dance, even though she had no masquerade costume. There she was introduced to Nick who was also unmasked. He was her Valentine's birthday present. They were engaged for about a year before having a double wedding with his sister Helen and college friend, Peter Hountras, who had been introduced to her by Nick. Nick and Marian, as most people called her, moved to Rome, New York after their honeymoon, because he was drafted into the Air Force and stationed there. He served in the capacity of first lieutenant for two years. During this time their first daughter and son were born. After his service in the Air Force the family returned to Detroit where he got a government job with the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He and Marian were then blessed with their third child, another son. Nick worked for a few years in Detroit before transferring to the General Services Administration (GSA) agency in Washington, D.C. They lived in the D.C. suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland for four years before deciding to move back to Detroit, where he now would be the new manager of the Michigan GSA. This was the position he remained in for several years while raising his family. The managerial experience he gained prepared him to become a general building contractor on his own. After many years in his own business, he retired to Honeymoon Island, Dunedin, Florida, where he enjoyed spending time with his family and walking the beach with his wife. A visitation will be held Wednesday, May 18th at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor at 9 am, followed by a service at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs at 11 am, which will be live streamed at https://stnicholastarpon.org/livestream His burial will be at Grand Lawn Cemetery in Detroit on Saturday, May 21st at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral at https://stnicholastarpon.org/give, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at https://www.htclearwater.com/donate/in-memory-of, or The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation. https://www.alzinfo.org/donate/donation_form/

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Nicholas G Madias

February 11, 1928 - May 12, 2022