Migrants- Stavros

 

Family Name: Laskaris
Name: Eleftherios 
Year of Birth:   1946
Father's Name: Dimitrios (Stavros)
Mother's Name:   Styliani Christofa (Stavros)
Siblings:  Nikolaos, Sophia (Maistrelli), Dimitra (Limaki)
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1969
Sponsor:    Efstratios Sapikos (Stavros)
Married: Vana Simou (Stavros)
Children:  Stella, Penelope, Dimitra
City of Residence: Sydney
 Livelihood: Small Business- shops

 

Above: Portraits of my parents, Dimitrios, and Styliani (Christofas).

 

Above: Two portraits of Lefteris: as an eighteen year old in Athens and in National Service in Artillery. Lefteris had moved to Athens in 1959, where he initially worked as a waiter in cafes and restaurants. As he grew older, he began to work on building sites. 

 

Above: My wedding day with Vana (Simou). Our best man is Nikolaos Paradisis.

Above right: At our daughter Dimitra's engagement party. From left are: Tasos and our daughter, Penelope-who is holding Kostantinos; Yiannis and Dimitra; our daughter, Stella- who is holding Yiannis-  Mihalis and Vana.