Steve Gust Kirkikis

KIRKIKIS SHREVEPORT, LA - Services honoring Dr. Steve Gust Kirkikis will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at St. George's Greek Orthodox Church. Father Brendan Pelphrey will be officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, November 20 at Rose-Neath Marshall Street from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. He was born on April 28, 1935 in Minden, Louisiana and passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2009. He graduated from Minden High School and attended Tulane University to receive his Bachelors of Science. Shortly after, he graduated from Tulane Medical School. He just recently celebrated his 50-year graduation from medical school. Dr. Kirkikis was a major influence in many commendable organizations. He was a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, LA and TX State Medical Society, LA and TX State Board of Medical Examiners, Shreveport Medical Society, Local and State Democratic Central Committee, PAR and LABI. He served as the Past District Governor, Treasurer and Scholarship Chairman of AHEPA and Past President of St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Among his many civic and philanthropic accomplishments, he was always proud of his part in the inception of Interstate 49. He also served as Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corp. He was preceded in death by his parents, Malamo and Gust Kirkikis, brother, Achillea Kirkikis, and sister, Pauline K. Demopulos. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Maria Kirkikis of Shreveport, LA; two sons, William Kirkikis and wife, Christi, of Kenner, LA and Lt. Col. Gus Kirkikis of San Antonio, TX; two daughters, Melissa Thompson and husband, Tommy, of Wesminster, CO and Sophia Ace and husband, Nick, of Fairview, PA; one sister, Thalia Plomarity and husband, Harry, of Corpus Christi, TX; one sister-in-law, Virginia Kirkikis of Minden, LA; one brother-in-law, Leon Demopulos of Shreveport, LA; grandchildren, Mark, Will, Walker, Conner, Cobe, Helen Alexandra, Nick, Benjamin, Nicholas, Maria, and Stephanie; and numerous other relatives. Serving as pallbearers will be Tommy Thompson, Ernest Demopulos, John Kirkikis, Michael Paul Salter, Stan Kirkikis, and Ikey Kirkikis. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Calligas, Tim Phelan, Patrick Booras, John Theo, Nick Ace, John Demopulos, Murphy Phelan, and Chris Booras. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, 1719 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101. ROSE-NEATH FUNERAL HOME MARSHALL STREET CHAPEL - 222-0348