Peter Priggooris

Age 92, passed away April 7, 2018. He was born February 16, 1926 in Andritsena, Greece. He left his homeland in 1955 for America to make a better life for himself and the family he left behind. He tried his hand at many jobs as a young man including working at Fisher Body and as a traveling salesman, selling shoes door to door for the Mason Shoe Co. Upon his return to Lansing, he opened the Epicure Restaurant with his good friend Peter Grammas, which was located on N. Washington Ave. He then got the opportunity to work at Long’s Hotel and Convention Center on S. Cedar St. He managed the restaurant at Long’s where he featured several festive Greek Night celebrations throughout the years. He also played host to several celebrities who were brought in to entertain audiences. He had a memorable encounter with Jerry Lewis. After leaving Long’s he went on to earn his real estate license. He worked for Real Estate One as a realtor until he was 90. He enjoyed boating and salmon fishing. He was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lansing. He also was a lifetime member of the Wolverine Chapter 142 of the Order of AHEPA, (American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) and was proud of his Greek Heritage.

He leaves behind his brother Dimitri (Angeliki), a sister Stathio Masterangelopoulos and several nieces and nephews all in Greece. His cousins, friends and co-workers will miss him and the words of wisdom he bestowed upon all of us such as “The first 100 years are the hardest”.

The funeral for Peter Priggooris will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with Fr. Mark Sietsema and Fr. Dean Hountalas officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with a Trisagion service at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.