Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas
1929 - 2016
Early Life: Demetrios was born January 1, 1929, in Volos, Greece.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: He attended medical school in Athens. He then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a residency in Pathology at the University of Utah where he met his wife, Joyce. They married in Baltimore, Maryland, and were later sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The family moved from Baltimore to New York, then Kansas before finally settling in Provo, Utah, where Demetrios began work as a Pathologist at Utah Valley Hospital. He loved his job and all the people with whom he worked for twenty-five years. Demetrios loved to serve and to help those in need, and after retiring, he was thrilled to serve a mission to Greece for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later, he often served at the Provo Utah LDS Temple. Demetrios also served at the LDS Church Family History Center and helped many families connect with their Greek relatives. He also helped to translate scriptures, conference talks, and temple films into Greek. Demetrios was an avid gardener and had a love of learning and teaching. He was very charitable and touched many lives. Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, and friend passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in Provo, Utah. He was 87.
Survived By: His eternal companion, Joyce; his children: Manny (Ellen), Athena (Jack), Helene (Shawn), Sophia (James), Alexandra, and Chrysanthe (David); twenty four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents.
Services: Edgemont 7th Ward Chapel
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 14 Jan 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1929 - 2016
Early Life: Demetrios was born January 1, 1929, in Volos, Greece.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: He attended medical school in Athens. He then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a residency in Pathology at the University of Utah where he met his wife, Joyce. They married in Baltimore, Maryland, and were later sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The family moved from Baltimore to New York, then Kansas before finally settling in Provo, Utah, where Demetrios began work as a Pathologist at Utah Valley Hospital. He loved his job and all the people with whom he worked for twenty-five years. Demetrios loved to serve and to help those in need, and after retiring, he was thrilled to serve a mission to Greece for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later, he often served at the Provo Utah LDS Temple. Demetrios also served at the LDS Church Family History Center and helped many families connect with their Greek relatives. He also helped to translate scriptures, conference talks, and temple films into Greek. Demetrios was an avid gardener and had a love of learning and teaching. He was very charitable and touched many lives. Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, and friend passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in Provo, Utah. He was 87.
Survived By: His eternal companion, Joyce; his children: Manny (Ellen), Athena (Jack), Helene (Shawn), Sophia (James), Alexandra, and Chrysanthe (David); twenty four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents.
Services: Edgemont 7th Ward Chapel
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 14 Jan 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas
1929 - 2016
Early Life: Demetrios was born January 1, 1929, in Volos, Greece.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: He attended medical school in Athens. He then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a residency in Pathology at the University of Utah where he met his wife, Joyce. They married in Baltimore, Maryland, and were later sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The family moved from Baltimore to New York, then Kansas before finally settling in Provo, Utah, where Demetrios began work as a Pathologist at Utah Valley Hospital. He loved his job and all the people with whom he worked for twenty-five years. Demetrios loved to serve and to help those in need, and after retiring, he was thrilled to serve a mission to Greece for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later, he often served at the Provo Utah LDS Temple. Demetrios also served at the LDS Church Family History Center and helped many families connect with their Greek relatives. He also helped to translate scriptures, conference talks, and temple films into Greek. Demetrios was an avid gardener and had a love of learning and teaching. He was very charitable and touched many lives. Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, and friend passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in Provo, Utah. He was 87.
Survived By: His eternal companion, Joyce; his children: Manny (Ellen), Athena (Jack), Helene (Shawn), Sophia (James), Alexandra, and Chrysanthe (David); twenty four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents.
Services: Edgemont 7th Ward Chapel
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 14 Jan 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1929 - 2016
Early Life: Demetrios was born January 1, 1929, in Volos, Greece.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: He attended medical school in Athens. He then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a residency in Pathology at the University of Utah where he met his wife, Joyce. They married in Baltimore, Maryland, and were later sealed for eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The family moved from Baltimore to New York, then Kansas before finally settling in Provo, Utah, where Demetrios began work as a Pathologist at Utah Valley Hospital. He loved his job and all the people with whom he worked for twenty-five years. Demetrios loved to serve and to help those in need, and after retiring, he was thrilled to serve a mission to Greece for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later, he often served at the Provo Utah LDS Temple. Demetrios also served at the LDS Church Family History Center and helped many families connect with their Greek relatives. He also helped to translate scriptures, conference talks, and temple films into Greek. Demetrios was an avid gardener and had a love of learning and teaching. He was very charitable and touched many lives. Demetrios Emmanuel Kepas, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, and friend passed away Monday, January 11, 2016, in Provo, Utah. He was 87.
Survived By: His eternal companion, Joyce; his children: Manny (Ellen), Athena (Jack), Helene (Shawn), Sophia (James), Alexandra, and Chrysanthe (David); twenty four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents.
Services: Edgemont 7th Ward Chapel
Burial: Orem City Cemetery
Original Obituary Published By:
© Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 14 Jan 2016
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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