ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SPYRIDON, GREGG 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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SPYRIDON, GREGG L.
(January 30, 1953 - March 8, 2011)

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Gregg Lyndsay Spyridon passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011. 

He was born January 30, 1953 in Pittsburg, PA, the son of Katherine Soumas 
Spyridon and the late Gus Arthur Spyridon and has been a resident of the New 
Orleans area for the past 30 years.

The beloved husband of Donna Parziale Spyridon, he is survived by two children, 
Preston and Ashton Spyridon, two step children Ethan and Nathanial Wrobel; his 
mother Katherine Spyridon of Mobile, AL; sister and brother-in law Barbara and 
Jay Pope of Bethesda, MD; brother and sister-in-law, Butch and Sunny Spyridon of 
Nashville, TN; four nieces and two nephews.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA, raised in Pascagoula, MS. Mr. Spyridon was the graduate 
of Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, PA, Vanderbilt University, University of 
Mississippi Law Center, J.D. and Tulane University School of Law, L.L.M. 
Environmental Law. Mr. Spyridon, a prominent attorney and senior partner of the 
law firm of Spyridon, Palermo, and Dornan, LLC, was admitted to practice before 
the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Third, Ninth and 
Eleventh Circuits and all State and Federal Courts in Texas, Louisiana, 
Mississippi and Alabama. An author and frequent lecturer, Mr. Spyridon spoke 
before the Louisiana Bar Association, the Mississippi Bar Association, the 
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, the Port of Houston and various charitable 
and civic organizations on a wide range of marine, environmental and commercial 
topics.

Mr. Spyridon was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of New Orleans, 
LA; he was the founder and Coach of the Mandeville High School Lacrosse team and 
as an accomplished athlete he competed in numerous competitions including the 
Ironman, tri-athalons and road races.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral liturgy at 
2:00 PM on Saturday, March 12, 2011 from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 
1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70122.

A wake is scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2011 at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 
2260 W. 21st Ave. Covington, LA 70433 from 6-9:00 PM with visiting hours at the 
Cathedral beginning Saturday at 1:00 PM.

Interment at the Theodore Dendinger Cemetery in Madisonville, LA will 
immediately follow the funeral liturgy.

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