An Exodios Akolouthia (Funeral Rite Liturgy) for Nikos Andrianakos was held in Nafplio, accompanied by the Nafplio Philharmonic Orchestra and attended by family, friends, and local dignitaries. His casket was carried to the Church of Saint Anastasios on Wednesday.
Andrianakos, one of Australia’s wealthiest Greek expatriates, passed away on Sunday, 16 March, at the age of 81 after suffering a cardiac arrest while in Argolis for an investment project. Born in the village of Pikerni, Tripoli, Arcadia, he grew up on a farm before migrating to Melbourne at 22, following his military service in Greece.
His son, Theo Andrianakos, head of the family’s business empire in Australia, traveled to Greece to accompany his father’s body back to Melbourne, where he will be laid to rest alongside his wife in the family plot.
“I didn’t know there would be a funeral service here,” Theo told local media, expressing his deep sorrow.
The passing of Nikos Andrianakos has been met with an outpouring of grief in the Greek Australian community, with numerous organisations, business associates, and friends sending condolences and honouring his legacy.
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