Former Oakton board Chairman George Alexopoulos dies

George G. Alexopoulos of Glenview, former chairman of the Oakton Community College board of trustees, died Sunday afternoon, college officials announced Wednesday.

Alexopoulos was elected to the board in April 2005 and served a 2-year term. In April 2007, he was re-elected to serve another six years.

"George will be remembered as a very kind man, and it was obvious that he loved Oakton," Oakton President Joianne L. Smith said. "He always wanted the best for the students and the institution."

Alexopoulos, a native of Greece, was an adjunct math professor at Oakton for many years and a retired software consultant. He founded Hellenic Life Midwest, a nonprofit scientific, cultural and charitable organization in Chicago.

Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, at Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, 1401 Wagner Road, Glenview.

Donations may be made to the following organizations in lieu of flowers: Hellenic Link Midwest, P.O. Box 3, Park Ridge, IL 60068 or The Panhellenic Scholarship Fund, 17 N. Wabash Street, Suite 600, Chicago IL 60602.