Palassis in the USA

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The following query and reply were posted in the 'Castellorizians in the United States' thread. They are quoted here under their own thread for ease of reference:

Re: Castellorizians in the United States
« Reply #7 on 27 Jun, 2007, 9:32am »

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Hi everyone,
Does anyone know anything about the Palassis or Palassi family that went to the United States. The Palassis family split up and some went to Australia and the rest went to the United States. So if anyone knows about the Palassis family in the United States, if you could help me it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance,
Levis
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Re: Castellorizians in the United States
« Reply #8 on 27 Jun, 2007, 10:18am »

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Hi Levis - re Palassis

I have been in contact over the years with a woman from Seattle WA USA who is a Palassis descendant. She is an actress and performs in plays etc. Her name is Angelique Neketas and if you contact me privately I can give you her email address or yours to her. She told me her real surname is Palassis and most of her male family members in US are Greek Orthodox Priests. There is (was) a Father Neketas S. Palassis in USA who I suspect is her father or grandfather as she now uses that Christian name as her surname.

At the time of correspondence I was supplying family history info to her on the AUS Palassis lines and was not seeking info from her on the US family. She is interested in her ancestry and I am sure she will share what she knows with you. She also mentioned that some of the Palassis family went to Brazil.

I did email her with details of this forum but am unsure if she subscribed or not.

Hope this helps.........Allan

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My father, Savvas Constantinos Palassis, came to the United States around 1900. He was born on Castellorizo in 1875 and left the island around 1890. He went to England and then from there came to the United States. I believe his sister went to Australia and another sister went to Brazil. We have no contacts whatsoever with these "relatives".

My father had a small grocery store in Oklahoma City. These types of groceries are now called "Mom and Pop stores". He was a founding member of the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City. He was the secretary of the church and an assistant chanter.

My older brother who is now 81 years old lives in Salt Lake City. He is a retired Greek Archdiocese priest. He is now in a nursing home.

I was ordained to the priesthood by the then Bishop Athenagoras Kokkinakis (later Metropolitan of Thyatira in London, England). I served as his secretary for three years after graduating from Holy Cross Theological School in Brookline, Ma. I also managed the Holy Cross Bookstore after graduating from Holy Cross in 1957. Later because of ecumenism I left the Greek Archdiocese and presently I am a priest of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America. Additional information can be found at www.stnectariospress.com. The history of the church can be found at the following site:
www.hocna.net/frameset-publ.htm

I am married to Helen Economou from Cambidge, Mass., and we have one daughter, Angelique, and a grand-daughter Krisztina.