George Vavaroutsos

George Vavaroutsos 75 of Caledonia passed away November 1, 2013, after a year and a half long battle with cancer. He was born March 2, 1938 in Mystras, Greece. The son of Panagiotis and Kalliope Vavaroutsos. He married Anna Vavaroutsos (née Koulouras) in Athens, Greece and he lived In Caledonia, IL and Barrington, IL. George migrated to Canada at the age of 18, and then made his way to the United States where he lived the American dream all of his life. A serial entrepreneur, he reached many people throughout his career: he was the proprietor of Black Steer Provision in Chicago, IL, G&A Construction of Barrington, IL, Lancaster Properties in Caledonia, IL, and, along with his wife Anna, the much loved co-owner of Basil Café in Loves Park, IL. He belonged to, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Rockford, IL and Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, IL

Survivors Include: His wife Anna of 35 years, his two sons Peter and George Jr., his daughter Kally, his two lovely grandchildren, Kristin and Demitri, his siblings Dina (James) Tsichlis, Nick (Titika) Vavaroutsos, Pauline (Steve) Goranitis, James (Dora) Vavaroutsos, Voula (Nick) Karagiannis, many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews, and many great friends. Predeceased By: His mother Kalliope, his father Panagiotis, and his brother Louis.
Service at 10am Wednesday November 6, 2013 in St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, Illinois with the Reverend Father Peter Balkas officiating. Burial In St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, 1185 West Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL. Visitation from 5pm until 8pm Tuesday November 5, 2013 in Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 1860 S. Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL with wake at 7pm. Memorial may be made to: In lieu of flowers, please donate in honor of George Vavaroutsos to the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, PO Box 23827, Tampa, FL 33623-3827 (https://eforms.moffitt.org/donation.aspx?typeid=3). Please specify that your donation is for research. Express online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com