Vasilakis, John D. of Waltham formerly of Newton. February 12, 2023. Beloved husband of Helen D. (Damels) Nayar and the late Anne Vasilakis. Devoted father of Dimitri Vasilakis and his wife Michelle, Damon Vasilakis, Chunae Vasilakis, all of Troy, NY. Loving brother of the late Andreas Vasilakis and his surviving wife Nancy Agape of Bedford, MA. Step-father of Daphne Nayar of Woonsocket, RI and Satbir Nayar of Niskayuna, NY.
John was a graduate of Northeastern University and received his PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He worked as a research engineer and taught courses at RPI. John was a member of the Greek Institute in Cambridge and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Weston, MA.
Visitation will be held at the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 57 Brown St. Weston on Thursday, February 16, from 9-10am followed by a funeral service at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment will be in Elmwood Hill Cemetery in Troy, NY on Friday, February 17th. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in John's memory to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 57 Brown St. Weston, MA 02493 or or St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church, 909 River St. Troy, NY 12180.