Aristides George Poulos

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Aristides G. Poulos, on September 4th, 2021at the age of 92 after a long and fulfilling life.

Mr. Poulos was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19th, 1929. He was the son of George and Helen Minis Poulos, immigrants from the village of Nedousa, near Kalamata in the Peloponnesian Peninsula of Greece. The family settled on Capitol Avenue in Atlanta with his older sister, Themis Poulos Cramer with other extended family and fellow Greek immigrants living in adjacent homes and nearby.

As a teenager, Mr. Poulos often helped his father at the family-owned grill known as “George’s” where they met and served the wonderful people of the dynamic area surrounding Forsythe and Alabama Streets in downtown Atlanta. These experiences included many interesting stories with Ralph McGill, Jack Spalding, Celestine Sibley of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, and Richard Rich of the legendary department store, Rich’s.

Mr. Poulos attended James L. Key “grammar” School, Druid Hills High School, and Georgia State University where he earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. As a life-long member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, he attended the Greek School and became fluent in the Greek language while learning the history, language, music and religion of his Greek Heritage.

Mr. Poulos served in the Korean War from 1951 -1952 with the Seventh Division Ordinance Corp and was honorably discharged with a rank of Sergeant First Class. He earned three Brown Service Stars or Engagement Stars for participation in certain military campaigns of the Korean War

After graduation from college, Mr. Poulos ran the family liquor business for many years until he retired to focus on Real Estate Investments.

In 1984, Mr. Poulos married Mary Catherine Hickey of Atlanta, GA. Together, they enjoyed travelling the world both privately as well as through Friendship Force International, a not-for profit that Mr. Poulos was dedicated to as it allowed opportunities to explore new countries and cultures from around the world.

Mr. Poulos was life-long member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. He was active in AHEPA and the Saint Katharine Fraternity. Mr. Poulos earned a Brown Belt in Karate in 1971.

Mr. Poulos is survived by Howard Cramer, the husband of his beloved sister (Themis Poulos Cramer), his treasured Godson (Nikos Papanikolopoulos), his sister’s God daughter (Katherine Poulos) and many cousins, nieces, and nephews in Greece, Canada and Australia.

The Trisagion Service will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at A.S. Turner and Sons, 2773 N. Decatur Road, Decatur, Georgia, 30033, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The Funeral will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 10:00 at the Annunciation Greek

Orthodox Cathedral located at 2500 Clairmont Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329. Internment will be at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, located @ 3000 Lawrenceville Highway Tucker, GA 30084.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that contributions in honor of Mr. Poulos be made to either: The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral or the Philoptochos Society.

May his Memory Be Eternal!