About the book
Growing up in Chicago during the 1930s, 40s and 50s was a life rich in tradition, family and memories. Nick Thomopoulos in “100 Years” chronicles the vibrant life he experienced living in the neighborhood around the St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He tells of the tragic death of his father and the difficulties and joys his mother faced in raising five young children in an emerging metropolis unlike Zakynthos. Because of the Great Depression, World War II, the Greek Civil War and the post war hardships in Greece, Marie received only an occasional letter from her siblings. In 1962, Marie with Nick, returned to Greece 42 years after she left. Three of her five siblings did not know she was coming and her husband’s lone sister did not know the family was alive. The story describes the excitement of reuniting with the family after the long absence.
100 Years: From Zakynthos to Chicago is their extroardinary story.
About the author
Nick Thomopoulos was born in Chicago and grew up in the St. George Greek Orthodox Church neighborhood in Chicago. He attended public grammar and high schools as well as Greek school at St. George. In college, Nick recieved degrees in Business and in Mathematics from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He served two years in the U.S. Army. Nick is a professor at IIT and received awards, national and global. He is the author of four books: Assembly Line Systems, Applied Forecasting Methods, Strategic Inventory Management and Quantitative Methods Along the Supply Chain. Nick is married to Elaine Cotsirilos Thomopoulos and has four children and five grandchildren.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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