Neos Kosmos bids a painful farewell to Georgia Flaska, wife of our esteemed colleague Dimitris Troaditis

The Neos Kosmos household mourns the nonaccomplishment of Georgia Flaska, wife of our beloved workfellow Dimitris Troaditis, with whom she shared life’s travel for 36 years.

Georgia was calved successful Melbourne connected 22 June 1968, girl of Athanasios Flaskas of Kythera and Antonia (née Beis) of Kallithea, Pylia, Messinia, some of whom are still with us and today grieve the untimely nonaccomplishment of their beloved daughter. She passed distant connected 24 September 2025, leaving an irreplaceable void.

A devoted teacher and librarian, Georgia served successful secondary acquisition for astir three decades astatine Upfield, Diamond Creek, Lalor, Richmond and Lalor North Secondary College, arsenic well arsenic astatine the Rowden White Library astatine the University of Melbourne. She supported and inspired her students with the aforesaid emotion with which she taught.

Georgia ne'er confined herself to the classroom. She authored the publication That Woman successful Black, drafting connected her grandmother’s story to springiness voice to elder migrant women. She created and produced vigor programs connected 3CR and was a cardinal subordinate of the Brunswick Women’s Theatre, contributing with passionateness to civilization and nationalist discourse.

Above all, she was a wife and mother. Together with Dimitris, she raised two children, Ilektra and Anatoli, who present transportation guardant her bequest successful their ain ways: Ilektra has already followed successful her mother’s footsteps into education, while Anatoli, still a student, carries within him the inspiration and strength she bestowed.

Her lack weighs heavy connected us, yet her beingness will stay indelible, done her work, her kindness, and the emotion she gave so generously.

We stand by Dimitris, their children, her parents, and her sister Mary, and connection our deepest condolences.