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May 2, 2002, 5:48:26 PM5/2/02
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Dimitrios Dimoutsikos, 62, of Chicago, who turned a $500 loan for a van
into a million-dollar Chicago painting business, died of complications
from cancer surgery Friday, April 26, 2002, in Resurrection Medical
Center in Chicago, Illinois. He left his home in Greece for Chicago in
1964 to earn money for his family, who lived in a two-room home. He
worked as a busboy, a landscaper and a painter, and in 1966 married
Gloria Pishos. He decided that year to start his own business and
borrowed $500 for a used red van on the side of which he painted "Demos"
in white script letters, said his son Michael, who now runs the
business. Demos Painting and Decorating began by repainting homes and
synagogues on the North Side. The business grew to take on original
painting jobs, including malls and townhouses, enabling Mr. Dimoutsikos
to build a new home for his parents by the early 1970s. He enjoyed
following politics and was proud his business painted the current
residence of Mayor Richard M. Daley, his son Evan said. He embraced his
heritage, attending Greek dance performances around Chicago and visiting
Greece.
Dimitrios Dimoutsikos, 62, of Chicago, who turned a $500 loan for a van
into a million-dollar Chicago painting business, died of complications
from cancer surgery Friday, April 26, 2002, in Resurrection Medical
Center in Chicago, Illinois. He left his home in Greece for Chicago in
1964 to earn money for his family, who lived in a two-room home. He
worked as a busboy, a landscaper and a painter, and in 1966 married
Gloria Pishos. He decided that year to start his own business and
borrowed $500 for a used red van on the side of which he painted "Demos"
in white script letters, said his son Michael, who now runs the
business. Demos Painting and Decorating began by repainting homes and
synagogues on the North Side. The business grew to take on original
painting jobs, including malls and townhouses, enabling Mr. Dimoutsikos
to build a new home for his parents by the early 1970s. He enjoyed
following politics and was proud his business painted the current
residence of Mayor Richard M. Daley, his son Evan said. He embraced his
heritage, attending Greek dance performances around Chicago and visiting
Greece.
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