OBITUARY 
Nicholas "Nick" James Galantis, 93, of Morehead City, died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Harborview Health Care Center.

His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 10, at First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Father Matthew Carter, priest of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington, officiating.  The committal service with military honors will follow at Bayview Cemetery.

Nick was born on the island of Symi, Dodecanesos in Greece.  As a teenager, he immigrated with his family to Campbell, Ohio.  He joined the United States Army in 1942 during World War II.  His service in the Army brought him to Morehead City where he met his future wife, Jennie Memakis.  After serving two years in the Palau Islands of the Pacific, he was discharged and returned to Morehead City.  He married Jennie Memakis and became a partner with his father-in-law, John Memakis, in the Busy Bee Restaurant.

From 1967, for nearly 30 consecutive years, Nick served the community of Morehead City on the Town Council holding the following offices:  Police Commissioner, Fire Commissioner, Street/Sanitation Commissioner, Recreation Commissioner, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor.  He was a member of the following civic organizations:  Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and a life long member of the Jaycees.  He served as president of the West Carteret High School Booster Club and was inducted into the WCHS Hall of Fame in 2004.

His selfless acts and devotion to his community were acknowledged by numerous local, state, and out-of-state awards.  A few of the many were:  Outstanding Citizen Award in 1970 voted by the Carteret unit of the NCEA, member of the elite Order of the Long Leaf Pine presented by NC Gov. James Holshouser, Jr., a VFW citation praising him for services rendered to the community, and many plaques in appreciation for his support, one proclaiming him "Soldier, Patriot, Civic Leader and Friend".

In appreciation of his accomplishments, Galantis Drive, location of the Leon Mann Senior Citizen's Center and Symi Circle in the medical professional park are two streets named after him.  Honored at a reception in July of 1996 at the Morehead City Town Hall for his 30 years of dedicated service, a letter was read from Gov. Jim Hunt naming him "Mr. Morehead City".  Even dearer to his heart than the awards he received is the affection of the people who still comment after so many years how he helped them or their friends and relatives in their time of need.

SURVIVORS
He is survived by his wife, Jennie M. Galantis and daughter, Nikki K. J. Galantis of Morehead City; his brother and spouse, Tom and Bess Galantis of Campbell, Ohio, and their three children:  Christine Triveri, James Galantis and Nick Galantis; his sister and spouse, Irene and Louis Poulos of West Palm Beach, Florida; his brother-in-law, Sam Constant of Daytona Beach, Florida, and two children:  Renee Gahagan and James Constant; his sister-in-law and spouse, Thelma and Larry Barnette of Morehead City, and their two children:  John Barnette, and Lisa Mungin and numerous great-nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Angeline Constant, and his nephew, Mark Barnette.

VISITATION
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

MEMORIALS/DONATIONS
Flowers will be appreciated or memorials may be made to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 608 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 or charity of one's choice.

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Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.