Retired economics Prof. Chris Paraskevopoulos died on Sunday, May 20. He was 73.
Prof. Paraskevopoulos joined the Economics Department of the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies in 1970. He was an active member of the department, the Faculty and the Senate over his many years at York.
During his career, he was a founding member of the Athenian Policy Forum, an international forum for scholarly debate on issues related to economic organization, globalization and structural change. He was also founding editor of the Journal of Economic Asymmetries.
He embodied the spirit of collegiality. Always generous with this time, he encouraged students in many different ways and mentored junior colleagues. He promoted York University through the international conferences hosted here in partnership with the Athens University of Economics and Business.
He will be fondly remembered for his kindness, his love of debate, his love of the Greek classics, and his love of economics.
The family will receive friends today , May 23, between 5 and 9pm at Ogden Funeral Home, 4164 Sheppard Ave. East (off Kennedy Road near Midland Avenue), Scarborough. The funeral service will be held Thursday, May 24 at 1pm at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 3840 Finch Ave. East (between Birchmount and Kennedy).