Dafnides, Christopher T.
age 90, at rest March 6, 2017.
Beloved husband of 66 years to Antigoni Dafnides, loving father to Joanne (Elias) Matsakis and Tina (Greg) Riemer and adored grandfather of Nicholas (Terri), Christopher (Monica), Antigone, Steven and Alex, cherished great-grandfather to Peter, Alex, Catherine, Henry and Elias, beloved brother to his sister Catherine Zoumbas, deceased brothers Matthew and Stephen and deceased sister-in-laws, Olga Despotis and Despina Dafnides. He was a second father to George Despotis and Jim Zoumbas.
Born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, the son of an iron worker, he spent his childhood in Epiros, Greece where he saw firsthand Greece’s defeat of Italy only to be followed by the Nazi occupation in World War II. Returning to the U.S. in 1946 he moved to Pennsylvania and helped his father with the family business.
He completed his barber training in 1960 and maintained this occupation for 48 years. He was the patriarch of the family and was the father figure to his niece and nephews. He helped numerous friends and family with their real estate investments and his barber shop became the community gathering place. Services: Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Kutis Funeral Homes, 10151 Gravois Rd., St. Louis, MO, (314) 842-4458. The funeral will be held at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at 4967 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 13, 2017. Interment will be at St. Matthews Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider donations to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 1755 Des Peres Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131 or The Brotherhood of Sopiki, 861 Mary Meadows Ln., St. Louis, MO 63141.