Kostas Roussis MD Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kostas Roussis, passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of Sunday, July 3rd. Kostas was born to Anastasios Roussis and Orea Pascal in Phillippopolis, Bulgaria. While still very young, before WWII, his family moved to Thessaloniki, Greece. He had his schooling interrupted by WWII and the family moved to the country to escape all the bombing from the Nazis. After WWII the Greek Civil War broke out and because he was one of the few men in his unit who could read and write he was made the radio man. Once he finished his required military service his father told him he had two options: join the family butcher business or become a doctor. He really wanted to be a mathematician but being a good son, became a doctor. He attended medical school at the University of Thessaloniki and hearing that the United States needed doctors he and many of his friends emigrated here. He did his residency at Memorial Sloan Kettering and specialized in treating cancer with radiation therapy. He met a young woman named Judy Lieval who would soon become his wife. In the early seventies the young family moved to West Hartford and Kostas began working at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was their first Radiation Therapist. He spent 25 years at St. Francis and enjoyed it immensely. When not working at the hospital he enjoyed discussing philosophy with his friends, studying Spanish, riding his bicycle, eating and traveling. Kostas lost his first wife Judy to cancer in 2001. He is survived by his daughters Anastasia, Orea, Susan and her husband Eric Lindberg and his three grandchildren James, Curtis and Evan. He is also survived by his second wife Kalliope. There will be a small public burial at the Fairview Cemetary, 200 Whitman Avenue in West Hartford on Thursday July 7th at 11a.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Konstantinos Roussis to St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, 114 Woodland St, Hartford, CT 06105

Kostas Roussis MD

July 3, 2022