Nick Vratis
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Nick Vratis
October 19, 1938 - December 1, 2016
Nick Vratis, 78, of
Crystal Beach, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, at The Meridian in Galveston.
He was born on October 19, 1938, in Beaumont. He grew up working with his
father and brothers in the family restaurant, Jim’s Steakhouse, on the traffic
circle in Beaumont.
Nick held a Bachelor in
History and a Masters in Biology, and over the years, his career path varied.
He ran The Gas Light Café in Crystal Beach in the 1970’s and later worked for
Mobil Chemical in Beaumont in the 1980’s.
Nick briefly moved to
Greece in the 1990’s, but returned to Crystal Beach after just three years,
where he taught school and tutored. He was able to return to Greece to visit on
several occasions.
Nick was an intellect and an incessant reader.
He loved to visit and share stories of history, and enjoyed his afternoon walks
around the Emerald II subdivision. Nick was a cat lover and doted on his three
cats and any other stray he could give comfort to.
He is survived by his
daughter, Rose Doré and her husband, Ron; grandson, Braxton; brothers, Jim Vratis
and George Vratis; sisters, Kathy Barker; Suzy Leman and her husband, John; and
Margaret Ann Cavett.
A celebration of Nick’s
life will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 28, 2017, at The Stingaree
Restaurant, 1295 N. Stingaree Road, Crystal Beach.
In lieu of flowers,
please make memorial contributions to ASPCA, http://www.aspca.org/donate; or to
American Cancer Society, 4 Bayoubrandt Drive, Suite B, Beaumont, Texas 77706.
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