The Final Farewell for George Zapantis
(WorldNews Greece)

WHITESTONE, NY – Family and friends said a final farewell on June 29 to their beloved George Zapantis at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Whitestone. Among those present, his mother, Athanasia Zapantis, mourning the loss of her 29-year-old son, the younger of her two children. The funeral service was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, who two days earlier announced that the Archdiocese would cover the funeral expenses for George Zapantis, who died last Sunday of a heart attack following police officers tasing him twice....