Migrants- Agiassos

 

Family Name: Vetsikas
Name: Ioannis
Year Of Birth:  1940
Father' Name: Efstratios
Mother's Name:   Maria Ladielli
Siblings:  Georgia (Georgopoulou), Vasiliki (Karaja), Efterpi (Gramelli), Stavroula (Visviki), Georgios
Year of Arrival in Australia: 1960
Sponsor:    Georgia Georgopoulou (my sister)
Married: Efstratia Savva (Agiassos)
Children:  Maria, Efstratios, Ourania
City of Residence: Sydney
 Livelihood: Small Business- cafes

   

 Above: My father, Efstratios, with his daughter, Vasiliki and her son, Vasilis (right) and with his grandchilden, Maria and Vasilis-Vasiliki's children (left).

Above Middle: My late sister, Stavroula.

Above Right: With friends in Sydney. From left, we are: myself;my wife, Efstratia; Prokopia and Prokopios Panagis; Mihalis Panagis; Stella and Diamandis Margaritis.

 

Above Right: My stepmother, Ekaterina Chrisafis, and my wife, Efstratia. As my mother passed away when I was six months old, it was Ekaterina who brought me up. Unfortunately, there is no photograph of my natural mother, Maria.

Above Right: With my wife, Efstratia.