North Myrtle Beach

Alekos I. "Alex" Spyralatos, 69, of Tilghman Estates, died at home on Monday, August 25, 2003. He was born November 20, 1933 in Greece, a son of the late Ionnis and Ionna Raptis Spyralatos.

He emigrated to the United States in 1955 from Greece and worked at the Texas Hot Restaurant in Wellsville, N.Y. before moving to Alfred, N.Y. in 1965 where he owned Alex’s Restaurant and other businesses over the years. He came to Myrtle Beach from Alfred in 1986 and in 1988 bought Garden City Pancake House. He was a member of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Ahepa in Myrtle Beach and the Masonic Lodge in Alfred.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Angiliki Grivas Spyralatos, a son, John Spyralatos and his wife, Salome of Greece, a daughter, Penelope Vlandis and her husband William of Myrtle Beach; three brothers, Constantine Spyralatos and Dimitrios Spyralatos both of Greece and Vasilios Spyralatos of Chicago; two sisters, Thekla Trakosis of New Jersey and Vasiliki Bambalos of Australia; and nine grandchildren.

A funeral services was held Thursday at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Myrtle Beach. Burial was held in Southeastern Memorial Gardens in North Myrtle Beach.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48^th Ave. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 or St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 3301 33^rd Ave. N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.