S o C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A weekly Greek-AmericAn PublicAtion www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 15, ISSUE 777 September 1-7 , 2012 $1.50 Montsnigos, 41, Int’l Greek-American Navigates the Republican Ship Data Corp VP Killed in RNC’s Chairman Revitalizes Party Hit-and-Run Accident Finances, Morale TNH Staff met at the time of the crash, ac - TNH Staff cording to the police. WESTON, MA – Greek-Ameri - The WBZ-TV’s I-Team re - TAMPA, FL – Reince Priebus, can Alexander Motsenigos, 41, ported that the authorities are the 40 year-old Greek-American was struck and killed while rid - looking very closely at the dri - who in 2011 was elected chair - ing his bike in his neighborhood ver’s past history. Police report - man of a Republican National in Weston, MA by a hit and run edly have found the truck. Committee (RNC) that was sink - driver. The driver is described as a ing from debt and disorganiza - The police have interviewed man between 40 and 50 years tion, has sailed a stronger, more a truck driver but no arrest has old with a commercial driver’s confident Republican party into been made yet. license. Tampa, FL for its national Con - Motsenigos was born in When TNH asked why no vention this week. Greece and immigrated to the charges have been filed yet, Presiding over his first na - United States in 1986. He was sources said the case is “very tional convention, Priebus has a Program Vice President for In - complicated.” been described at the Weather - ternational Data Corp’s (IDC) Local police, the Norfolk man-in-Chief as Hurricane Isaac Global Services markets and County District Attorney’s office, wreaked havoc with the Con - Trends, married to Nilanthi, and and Massachusetts State Police vention schedule. He has also the father of a six year-old son. are conducting the investiga - weathered the media storm – The couple would have cele - tion. Police have asked for the sometimes he endures 20 inter - brated their wedding anniver - public’s help with information views per day – which included sary in a few weeks. about the crash. a live confrontation with The accident took place on Motsenigos and the driver of MSNBC host Chris Matthews on August 24 around 2PM on We - the truck were traveling side by Monday. ston Road in Weston, which is a side on Weston Road, according Exhibiting a human touch, he highly regarded and economi - to Lieutenant Maria Cleary of declared "I'd like to take a mo - cally advanced Community. Wellesley police. Asked if there ment to recognize the hard Motsenigos was wearing a hel - was a chance the driver did not work of the security personnel, realize Motsenigos had been emergency responders and vol - struck by the vehicle, Cleary unteers who are working to said, “yes.” Metropolitan Methodios of Boston with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. Methodios offered a keep all convention attendees In a statement, Motsenigos’ prayer at the Republican National Convention, but it did not receive prime time coverage. and all of those in the path of family asked for information Hurricane Isaac out of harm's from witnesses: “We are so way." deeply saddened by the loss of Priebus was born on March our dearest Alex. He was gentle, 18, 1972 in Kenosha, WI where kind, and loving father and de - Papadopoulos Vital to Mars Mission he was raised. His mother Dim - voted husband. The world has itra (Roula) was born in Greece lost a special man. Our heart is and his father was of German broken but has room for forgive - By Theodore Kalmoukos ploration and hypersonics. He for graduate studies and re - descent. His first name rhymes ness. Please, if you have infor - TNH Staff Writer is a Stanford university gradu - search. He is the founder of the with “pints” and his last name mation that will help us grieve ate, where he earned a PhD in Silicon Valley Space Center is pronounced PREE-bus. Reince with our loss, do come for - SAN JOSE, CA – Dr. Periklis 1992. From 1987 forward, he (SVSC) and the National Center spent many summers in Greece, ward.” Papadopoulos, a Greek-Ameri - worked at the NASA-Ames Re - for Advanced Small Satellite learning the language and the Last month, Montsenigos can astronomer, was an instru - search Center in Silicon Valley Technologies (NCASST). He has other aspects of the country. served as best man in his mental contributor in landing as senior staff scientist at the two young children, Panos and Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, younger brother’s wedding, they the rover Curiosity on Mars on Aerothermodynamics branch for Elias. Protopresbyter of the Ecumeni - said. He had two other broth - August 6, an event that cap - over 20 years. His kind, calm, and humble cal Patriarchate, has come to ers. tured the world's attention. Papadopoulos participated in qualities are evident through know Priebus well and is not At IDC, he analyzed out - Papadopoulos was born in several planetary mission stud - conversation. When we identi - surprised at his devotion and sourcing by technology firms Kalamata, Greece in 1963. He ies, including the Mars Science fied ourselves, he said: "your success. “What I admire the such as IBM and Hewlett- graduated from Lycee Leonin Laboratory (MSL). Currently, work is commendable at TNH, I most about Reince is that in ad - Alexander Motsenigos ,who Packard. He had worked for the High School and immigrated to he is a professor at the San Jose follow your electronic publica - dition to being a great Ameri - died when struck by a truck company for 12 years. the United States in 1982 to California State University and tions." can, and proud of it, he does while riding his bicycle in his study aeronautics/astronautics program director of the Aero - hometown, Weston, MA. Continued on page 6 with specialty in planetary ex - space Engineering department Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3 Greek-Canadian Bride, 30, Niarchos Foundation Entrusts Cup to Museum Drowns in a Quebec River ATHENS – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation fulfilled its promise to lend the famous cup that At Fashion Photo Session Olympic winner Spyros Louis won – against all odds during the first modern Olympics in By Philip Caulfield win Falls, Quebec, months after Athens in 1896 – to the Athens New York Daily News her June 5 marriage. Museum for one year. It was "I can't anymore, it's too recently auctioned by his family QUEBEC, Canada - Maria Pan - heavy." and purchased by the Founda - tazopoulos, 30, wanted to have Those were the chilling last tion so as to remain in Greek “have fun” with her wedding words of a beautiful Canadian possession. dress, so she arranged to have a bride who drowned in a river The event took place in the fashion photo shoot near Dor - during a photo shoot last week Museum’s large and impressive after her wedding dress became entrance and was attended by soaked and dragged her under, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras a friend told a Canadian news and many other guests. Samaras agency. won a round of applause when Greeks Gird Maria Pantazopoulos, 30, he said that Greece, like Louis, was having a photographer take will win this marathon, too. shots for a "trash the dress" Foundation co-President An - for More photo series when she waded dreas C Dracopolus said “our ac - into a river near Dorwin Falls in tions were motivated by a sense Rawdon, Quebec, at around 2 of duty towards Greek history Austerity p.m. Friday, authorities said. and towards our founder, my Meant to evoke high-glamor uncle, Stavros Niarchos. In these fashion shoots, "trash the dress" hard times for our country, all By Andy Dabilis photos feature brides posing in Greeks must draw from the TNH Staff Writer gritty or natural settings like strength, the endurance, and AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris beaches, forests or city streets. the determination that drove Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (r), and his wife Georgia observer the silver cup won at ATHENS – Greek Prime Minis - Pantazopoulos was married Spyros Louis to victory, not in the first modern Olympic Games, in Athens in 1896, by marathon runner Spyros Louis, at the ter Antonis Samaras’ uneasy on June 9, but wanted to im - Acropolis Museum in Athens, on Monday, Aug 27. The cup, recently sold by the Greek athlete's coalition government is plan - mortalize the moment with a Continued on page 9 descendants, was bought by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation at an auction in London. ning ever harsher austerity mea - collection of playful snapshots, sures than originally planned to a friend said. make $14.16 billion in in cuts Her husband, Billy, wasn't demanded by international there for the shoot. lenders to keep rescue loans "She's a really fun girl, and Eleni Daniilidou Holds Tennis Clinic in Astoria coming, with signs that it could she just didn't want her wedding face social unrest soon, that is dress sitting in a box in the already starting to mount. closet," family friend Leeza By Constantine S. Sirigos light before her. Once on the people and at six feet tall Dani - Samaras had reportedly con - Pousoulidis told the Montreal TNH Staff Writer tour, she made it to 14th the ilidou does stand out among vinced his reluctant partners, Gazette. world – the highest ever Greeks, indeed. the PASOK Socialists of Evange - "She said 'I want to have fun ASTORIA – Eleni Daniilidou is achieved by a Greek.