Dr. Spyros Lazaris - 10/3/1927 – 12/7/2023
Beloved former colleague and professor Dr. Spyros Lazaris passed away on December 7. He was 96 years old.
A native of Greece, he moved to the United States and earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Toledo. He earned master’s degrees from the University of Maryland and University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He was a long-time biochemistry professor at Mercer University.
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 12 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at H.M. Patterson & Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel on Peachtree Road in Atlanta. The memorial service will be Wednesday, December 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation on Clairmont Road in Atlanta.