Ioanna Katiforis and her brother Iason Katiforis, with their dad, George Katiforis. "He is a fantastic dad and is the light of our lives!" says Ioanna.
On Father’s Day, we can show our love and appreciation for the special father figures in our lives regardless of the way they are related to us. In keeping with the spirit of this wonderful day, Neos Kosmos is sharing our readers’ heartfelt wishes and appreciation for the lovely men in their lives both here with us now and those whose memory lives on forever in our hearts.
We asked our readers for photos of fathers and were swamped with daddy pictures as readers rushed to surprise their Greek dads for father’s day.
Athena Potamianos, aged 12, writes “Dad to me means love, care, support, holidays and being there for me. Pappou means love, someone who tells old stories. Wishing my dad, pappou and uncles a great Father’s Day.”Sophie Tsiodras with her dad, Peter Tsiodras, and a whole lot of love.Theo Kyriacopoulos sent us this photograph of his father, Nick Kyriacopoulos, who passed away four years ago and is sadly missed.Sophie Balayannis (née Papadimitriou) Σοφία Παπαδημητρίου-Μπαλαγιάννη and Christos Papadimitriou (Χρήστος Παπαδημητρίου) haven’t seen each other for 18 months due to lockdown, because she lives in Sydney and he lives in Melbourne. “Happy Father’s Day to the best daddy in the world. You will always be my king. Δεν υπάρχουν λόγια να εκφράσω το τι είσαι για μένα, να ξέρεις μόνο οτι σε αγαπώ πολύ!!! Το να είσαι Πατέρας είναι εύκολο αλλά το να γίνεις Μπαμπάς θέλει αγάπη, στοργή, υπομονή, χαμόγελο, χρόνο και θυσίες. Γιαυτό λοιπόν να σε χαιρομαστε Μπαμπά μου σημερα στην γιορτή του Πατέρα και κάθε μέρα. Να είσαι πάντα καλά γιάτι όσο να ναι μια κόρη χρειάζετε πάντα τον Μπαμπά της…” she says.George and Helen Kyritsis, the parents of Vicky Kyritsis, who sent us this photo to wish her father a Happy Father’s Day!Charmaine Brown with her dad Bill Eliou, an amazing dad and grandfather.Panagiotis Alexakos was a man who dreamt a thousand dreams and fulfilled them all, says his daughter Mary Giannetos.Zarifis (Zari) Zarifopoulos with his children in 1983 at their farm in Mildura. Photo submitted by Stacey Zafiropoulos.
Stacey Zafiropoulos’ dad, Zarifis, in front of some of his books at his Melbourne home.Betty Tsaousidis with her dad, Ahillea, who, she said, “is my protector, my hero”.Bianca Tsaparis shares a special moment with her father.Christine Antoniou with her dad.Christine Antoniou’s dad with his grandchildren, Nicholas and Ethan KantarasKonstandina Vlahos sent us this photo of her dad, Nikolaos Vlahos, some years ago while on holiday in Queensland. “Words could never express how much my dad means to me and my children,” she said. “Happy Father’s Day to your father figure and χρόνια του πολλά.”
