Athena S. Paleologos Obituary (1921 - 2009)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 10:00am, Dracut Funeral Home Interment Details Westlawn Cemetery HOLLYWOOD, FL - Athena (Themelis) Paleologos, 86, a resident of Hollywood, FL, and former resident of Lowell, died quietly at her home Thursday, October 15th. She was the widow of Andrew Paleologos who predeceased her in 1996. They had been married for 57 years. The eldest of six children, Athena was born in Lowell on November 23, 1922. She was a daughter of the late James and Stavroula (Marmaros) Themelis. She attended Lowell schools and worked extremely hard to achieve her grandest goal: a home in Florida. Earlier in life Athena, along with her husband, owned the former Lobster Basket on Westford Street in Lowell. Athena was a strong woman who always stressed the importance of hard work and education to her family, including her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who never failed to delight her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be sadly missed by her family. She is survived by two sons, James Paleologos and his wife, Helen, of Dracut, and Angelo Paleologos and his wife, Anita, of Salisbury; two daughters, Donna Paleologos and her husband, Dave Dinges, of FL, and Dr. Sandra Fahardy, with whom she lived, and her husband, James, of Hollywood, FL; six grandchildren, Lisa Young and her husband, Brett, of Pelham, NH, Andrew Paleologos and his wife, Joel, of Dracut, Andrew Paleologos and his wife, Shannon, of Chelmsford, Shana Paleologos of NY, and Jamil Fahardy and Samantha Fahardy, both of Hollywood, FL; three great-grandchildren, Benjamin and Jessica Paleologos of Dracut, and Brett Young Jr. of Pelham, NH; two brothers, Christos Themelis and his wife, Helen, of Pepperell, and William Themelis and his wife, Geraldine, of Dracut; a sister, Virginia Dabilis of FL; a sister-in-law, Frances Themelis of Lowell; a very special brother-in-law and his wife, Arthur and Janet Paleologos of Woburn; and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Peter Themelis and Demetra Gormley.