Kaliopi (Popi) Gialusis, 89, passed away on Thursday, April 27th at 5:27 pm, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Kaliopi was born on December 6th, 1933 to Miaouli Miaoulis and Maria Frangakis Miaoulis on the island of Halki,Greece. After graduating high school she went on to get a Masters Degree in Philology.

She is preceded in death by her husband Nickolas Gialusis, with whom she lived in Clearwater, Florida during their 32 year marriage; her mother Maria, her sisters Vasiliki Zorbas and Antonia Vasoukou; and her son-in-law James Hicks, Sr, late husband of her daughter.

She is survived by two children, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, first cousins, and nieces and nephews.

-Son: Menelaus (Mano) Gialusis and wife Tracy; her grandsons Nickolas Ryan and Christian David

-Daughter: Vickie Marie Hicks, who she spent her last 26 years with.

-Granddaughter: Kaliopi Maria Stark and husband Colton (Bambaki), and her great granddaughter Coraline Lydia.

-Granddaughter: Vasiliki Katina Bunch and husband David, and her great granddaughters Alaina Hazel, Grace Marie, and Amelia James.

-Cousins: Popi Kalathas and daughter Andrea Hicks, Antoni Zampetas, wife Evelyn and children Cleo, Tina, and Augustino.

-Nephews: Lucky Zorbas and wife Melody, Stefanos Vasoukou and wife Fotini, and John Kalodoukas.

-Nieces: Maritsa Stadiatis and husband Antoni, Stefania Fotenas and husband Foti, Epakoy Kalodoukas, Chrissa Kalodoukas, Maria Patatoukos and husband Stavros.

Kaliopi was an incredibly devout Greek Orthodox Christian who always used her relationship with The Holy Trinity and the Blessed Mother as a compass to navigate through the many trials and tribulations of her life. She was strength personified and felt that she could do all things through God. She brought knowledge, joy, comfort, and above all, love to everyone who was blessed to know her. She will be deeply missed, but always felt and remembered in the small things like a passing scent of jasmine, and in deeper moments such as a glimpse into the eyes of the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren who she helped bring into this world.

Services for Kaliopi will be held in Tarpon Springs, Florida on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Cycadia Cemetery.