The exodus ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Crete, Eugene, at the Metropolitan Church of Agios Minas in Heraklion, where he came from. The government was represented by the Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikos Hardalias.
The last “farewell” with honors of the honorary chief of the General Staff of the Air Force, they told the former Deputy Minister of National Defense today Dimitris Apostolakis, who passed away, relatives, friends, companions, representatives of the self-government, the armed forces and citizens of Heraklion, who had appreciated his work.
The exodus ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Crete, Eugene, at the Metropolitan Church of Agios Minas in Heraklion, where he came from. The government was represented by the Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikos Hardalias.
Present at the funeral of Dimitris Apostolakis was also the president of PASOK-KINAL, Nikos Androulakis, who characterized the loss of the former Deputy Minister of National Defense as huge for Crete and the faction.
“Today we said goodbye to a genuine patriot, born in Crete, who stood as a rock in very difficult times for our homeland. Dimitris Apostolakis honored the democratic faction and PASOK in the post-colonial years, he was elected a member of parliament and offered a lot to our country. Today is a painful day when we say goodbye to him and I wish my deepest condolences to his family,” said Mr. Androulakis.
At the funeral of the former Deputy Minister of Defense who was also the head of the General Air Force, the Chief, Lieutenant General Themistocles Bourolias was present representing the General Staff of the Air Force and was attended by a large number of active and retired Air Force officers.
The biography of the deceased was read by Lieutenant General Iraklis Somarakis, while the deceased was spoken by the MP of PASOK-KINAL Vassilis Kegeroglou, the member of the Political Council of PASOK-KINAL Maria Kanavaki and one of his grandchildren, who spoke about the tender man , whose loss has plunged all the relatives into mourning.
Everyone spoke of a man of morals and principles who devotedly served the country.
His burial will take place in the cemetery of the village where he came from, the village of Xydas in the Municipality of Minoa Pediados. When the body left the Metropolitan Church, honors were paid, while a radical song sung outside by Agios Minas, a Cretan artist, caused a stir.
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