Christos N. Kakas

Christos N. Kakas, of Westwood (formerly of Norwood), passed away peacefully after a heroic nine year battle with bone cancer on December 30, 2015. Son of the late Nicholas and the late Panagiota Kakas. Dedicated and loving father to his son, Nicholas Kakas and his wife, Nicole of Walpole as well as his daughter, Patti Bird and her husband, Cameron of Millis, and former spouse, Nancy Kakas of Rochester, NY. Beloved brother of Vasilios Kakas and his wife, Dimitra of West Roxbury, Dimitri Kakas and his wife, Jenny of Sharon, the late George Fondas and his wife, Toula of Norwood, Kiki Katsoulis and the late Demetrios Katsoulis of Methuen and the late Ekaterine Kalogerakos of Greece. Cherished grandfather of Alexander, Zoe, Christos, Leonidas and Michael. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and three godchildren.

Christos immigrated to this country 50 years ago from Krokees, Greece, a suburb just south of Sparta, with nothing but the American dream. He was happily married for 25 years, and devoted himself to making a good life for his wife and children. He successfully owned and operated three restaurants which he was very proud of. The Rainbow in Natick in the 1970s, Walpole Plaza Restaurant in Walpole in the early 1980s, and The Prop Stop restaurant in Norwood for over two decades. He loved cooking for his patrons and was famous for his homemade dinner and soup specials.

Christos had many passions in his life. He loved all Boston sports teams, with the exception of maybe the Bruins. Before finally settling in Boston, he had a brief stay in Montreal in the late 1960's, and learned to love the Canadiens. (Nobody is perfect) His favorite team was the Red Sox, and he diligently watched every game the last 10-15 years. Possibly even more impressive than his long battle with cancer was that he even watched the poor Sox teams that were fielded the last few years! He also loved horse racing (especially the Kentucky Derby), organic foods, Cape Cod, Castle Island, gardening, butchering common American phrases and words, and pretty much any dessert imaginable. His biggest accomplishment was his will and determination to live with terminal bone cancer for almost an entire decade. During that decade, he was able to see both his children marry and start families of their own. There was no greater love than the love he had for his five grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend Christos' Life Celebration on Sunday, January 3, 2016 from 4-7 PM in the James H. Delaney & Son Funeral Home, 48 Common Street, Walpole. Funeral from the James H Delaney & Son Funeral Home on Monday, January 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM, followed by a funeral service at St. Gregory the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church, 1007 West St, Mansfield, at 10:00 AM. Interment to follow at The Gardens Cemetery, 670 Baker St, West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to St. Gregory the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church, 1007 West St., Mansfield, MA and also to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Christos to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via www.dana-farber.org/gift.