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Portrait of Petros Christodoulos Petsas
In loving memory of

Petros Christodoulos Petsas

February 22, 1954 – August 8, 2021
Lived 67 years
Minier Cemetery · Minier, Illinois
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Petros C. Petsas, 67, of Minier, passed away, August 8, 2021 at his home.

He was born February 22, 1954 in Kythrea, Cyprus to Christodoulos and Katina Eleftheriou Petsas. He married Pamela Jennings on August 2, 1990 in Pekin and she survives.

Also surviving are his five children: Larry (Phoebe) Davis of Minier, Christodoulos (Wendy) Petsas of Minier, Michael Petsas of Minier, Katia (Justin) Bauer of Minier and Anna (Michael) Underhill of Minier; eight grandchildren: Michael Petsas, Victoria Davis, Petros Petsas, Meredith Davis, Cole Bauer, Cody Bauer, DeAnna Bauer, Aeson Underhill, Eryx Underhill; one brother, Michael Petsas of Bloomington; and his children, Katina, Stephanie, Sophia, Darren; one sister, Anthi Savvides of Cyprus; and her children, Panayiotis and Katia.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He graduated from ISU in 1982. Petros owned and operated Grecian Gardens in Clinton, Zorbas in Normal and Creve Coeur Family Restaurant. He retired December 13, 2015.

He was a member of Clinton Masonic Lodge.

He loved fishing, gardening, landscaping, and helping others with their home renovation projects.

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1954
Born February 22
1959
Petros was 5 when Barbie made her debut
1967
Petros was 13 when the first Super Bowl was played
1976
Petros was 22 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Petros was 35 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Petros was 44 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Petros was 50 when Facebook was launched
2014
Petros was 60 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Petros was 66 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Passed away August 8, age 67
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