Dimitrios D. Sirinakis, 79, of Westminster, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011

Dimitrios D. Sirinakis 

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Dimitrios D. Sirinakis, 79, of Westminster, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, at Transitions HealthCare in Sykesville. 

Born July 17, 1931, in Skyros, Greece, he was the son of the late Dimitrios George and Kyparissia Efthasiou Sirinakis. He served in the Greek Navy before arriving in the United States in 1960. 

He graduated from the University of Michiganwith a master's degree in electrical engineering. After working at Martin Marrietta in Hagerstown for several years, he launched his own company, Skyros Shipping Company. His first vessel was named the Margarita. 

For most of the 1970s he owned and operated a number of cargo vessels out of New York, N.Y. In 1983, he closed the business and for the next 25 years, pursued various maritime projects and entrepreneurial activities, primarily in Port Isabel, Texas, until his retirement. 

In 2008, he moved to Westminster to be near his family. He enjoyed playing cards, music and cooking. 

Surviving are a sister-in-law, Zoe Sirinakis; nephews James Sirinakis, of Crownsville, A. Harry Sirinakis, of Westminster, and John Sarris, of Greece; nieces Kyparissia Sirinakis, of Bethesda, and Amerissa Fergadis, of Woodland Hills, Calif. He was predeceased by a sister, Efrosini Sarris; and a brother, George D. Sirinakis. 

A Greek Orthodox funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Fletcher Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St., Westminster, with the Rev. Anastasios Kousoulas, of Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Frederick, officiating. 

Interment will be in Westminster Cemetery.

 Memorial contributions may be sent to Stella Maris Hospice, 2300 Dulaney Valley Road, Timonium, MD 21093; or the Parkinson's Disease Foundation atwww.pdf.org. 

Online condolences may be offered atwww.fletcherfuneralhome.net. Sign this guest book online atwww.carrollcountytimes.com.

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