Thomas Damaskos |
| Posted 2008-03-11 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ February 22, 1957, p. 1 Funeral Thursday For Tom Damaskos Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for Thomas Damaskos, Wickenburg resident who died of a heart attack at Community Hospital at 6:55 a.m. Tuesday. Services were in the Wickenburg Chapel with Mrs. Frank Crozier of the Christian Science Church and officials of the Kellis-Draper Post of the American Legion officiating. Cremation was to follow in Phoenix after which the ashes will be buried in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Damaskos was born in Grizano Frikalo, Greece, October 5, 1896, and came to the United States when he was 16 years old, settling first in New York City. He became a citizen and joined the Army prior to World War I. When war was declared, he was on the Mexican border with U.S. troops pursuing Pancho Villa. During the war he served in France and afterwards in the army of occupation in Germany. In all he served three enlistments in the military service. He was a member of both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In 1936 Mr. Damaskas moved to Prescott for his health and a year later came to Wickenburg. He was married to the former Allie Rush in 1938. During his time here he was a cook in the Texas Cafe and the Santa Fe Cafe until recent years when he was retired. Surviving are the widow; one daughter, Diana, a senior in the Wickenburg High School; two step-daughters, Mrs. AdelI Worthen of Wickenburg and Mrs. Jimmie McGee ,of Lawndale, Calif.; and four grandchildren including Priscilla Worthen of Wickenburg. See Also: Find a Grave |
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