George Fotinos died peacefully at home, in Sonoma, on Aug. 6, 2014, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters.
A native of San Francisco, George was born to the late Christos and Angelina Fotinos. He graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He then served in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers administering the construction of radar bases in Iceland and Canada after which George continued his education earning a master’s degree in civil engineering from UC Berkeley.
George worked for many years at Ben C. Gerwick Company in San Francisco on several major bridges including the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the San-Mateo Hayward Bridge, the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and waterfront structures throughout the San Francisco Bay. Other structures include the Northumberland Crossing in Eastern Canada, Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh, Bahrain Crossing in the Persian Gulf and the Seven Mile Bridge in Florida. In latter years, George worked as a consultant and was serving on the Caltrans State Seismic Advisory Board until the onset of his illness.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Vivian; and his three beloved daughters and their cherished husbands, Angela and Ted Koros, Margaret and Mike Morearty and Elaine and Jim Burrell. He adored and was adored by his eight grandchildren, Elaina, Peter and Ava Koros, Paulina and Maria Morearty and John, George and James Burrell. He is survived by his sisters, Christine Kolaites and Mary Anagnostou; and predeceased by his brother, Tom Fotinos; and sister, Katherine Fotinos.
A devoted Greek Orthodox Christian, George enjoyed a life filled with the love of family and was most often found happily working on his Napa Carneros vineyard where he grew premium pinot noir grapes for nearly 50 years.
Friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. at the Nativity of Christ Greek Orthodox Church, 1110 Highland Drive, Novato, CA 94949. Trisagion services will be on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Duggan’s Mission Chapel, 525 W. Napa St., Sonoma, CA.
Those wishing to make memorial donations may do so to the ALS Association, Golden West Chapter, P.O. Box 565 Agoura Hills, CA 91376
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