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His dreams of becoming a Greek Orthodox priest were overtaken by the desire to defend his country, and in 1940 he entered the Greek Military Academy, the Scholi Evelpidon, to study civil/structural engineering. His education was sidelined, however, by the German occupation in April of 1941.
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A dedicated public servant, Michael worked his way up through the ranks at the Bureau of Yards and Docks, later the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) , to become chief engineer in 1972.
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Marschall. The team consisted of consultants in special structures, metallurgy, petroleum fuels and energy, geotechnical and pavements, waterfront facilities, antenna systems, hyperbaric facilities, roofing systems, weight handling equipment, earthquake engineering, and environmental engineering.
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In 1974, he decided to make a lifelong dream come true: he became a Greek Orthodox priest, volunteering through a special Archdiocesan program for lay persons.
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M I C H A E L YA C H N I S 363 He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Athena; Anthony, a neuropathologist in Gainesville, Florida, where he and his lovely wife Wanda have two children, Michael and Kathryn; and Angelica, a civil engineer who lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her wonderful husband Robert Lower and sons Joseph and Anthony.
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