On Tuesday, November 12, the body of Yiannis Boutaris, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 82, will be on display on Tuesday, November 12, in a pilgrimage to the town hall of Thessaloniki, in the place he honored for nine years as the city’s mayor.

The civil funeral of the former mayor of Thessaloniki will take place on Tuesday at 12 noon.

The funeral will take place at the Thessaloniki City Hall, where flags have been flying at half-mast since yesterday, as a sign of mourning.

According to information from the family of the deceased, the body will be exposed in the atrium of the Thessaloniki City Hall from 11 am to 2 pm and the funeral speeches will follow.

“We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the countless messages of support during this difficult time” reports the family of the former mayor, businessman and winemaker who passed away at the age of 82.

The family’s heartfelt request, instead of wreaths, to make donations in memory of Mr. John to the following institutions:

ARGO SOCIAL COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISE https://argokoinsep.gr/

ARKTOUROS https://www.arcturos.gr/

CHILD ASYLUM https://asylopaidiou.gr

Mourning in Naoussa and Nymphaeum

Apart from the city of Thessaloniki, two more regions of Northern Greece, Naoussa and Nymphaeum, which were marked by his professional and social activities, “mourn” the loss of Yiannis Boutaris.

Due to mourning, the estates and wineries in Naoussa and Amyntaio are closed.

The Kyr Giannis estate in Giannakochori of Naoussa is a magnet for wine lovers from all over the world. Almost three decades after the first plantings, the vineyard in Giannakochori became the Kyr-Yiannis Estate.

The mayor of Naoussa, Nikos Koutsoyiannis, bids farewell to the “great Mr. Giannis” with a statement. It is one of the few times that words seem so poor in front of the greatness of the man. Because Yiannis Boutaris, our Mr. Yiannis, was decisive for a number of things. Great for winemaking, for Thessaloniki, Naoussa, the self-government, great for development, but above all great for all of us who were inspired by his passion, acumen, perseverance, efficiency, subversive thinking”.

As Mr. Koutsoyiannis emphasizes “Naoussa stands with gratitude for all these great things he offered her, as he was her best ambassador, he put her on the world map with his winemaking genius, while at the same time he supported everything reforming in our country and stood helper in difficult times”.

In Nymphaeum, with unspeakable sadness, “Arktouros” also bids farewell to Giannis Boutaris.

He was the man who was inspired and created the non-governmental environmental organization for the protection of wild life and the natural environment in 1992, when he found himself in front of a dancing bear together with his son Michalis.