OBITUARY FROM NW INDIANA TIMES, MARCH 22, 2017:

Mark Malamatos, 60 of San Diego, CA and formerly of Merrillville, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017. He was born May 29, 1956 in Gary, IN to the late George and Marion (Julius) Malamatos. Mark graduated from Hobart High School in 1974 and was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was very dedicated to his career; currently working for the Medical Examiner's Office in San Diego and had previously worked for the Lake County Coroner's Office in Crown Point. Mark was a member of St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Merrillville, where he served on the Parish Council.

Mark is survived by his sons: George, Michael, and Dan Malamatos; loving sister and brothers: Betty (son, Michael) Gorman of Valparaiso, Dan (Jackie) Malamatos of Chesterton, George (Sandy) Malamatos of Bloomington; and dear friends, David and Robert.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Legacy Funeral Home 7043 University Ave., La Mesa, CA from 4:00-8:00 PM (PDT) with a Trisagion Service. Funeral Service will be Saturday at 9:00 AM (PDT) at Glen Abbey Memorial Park 3838 Bonita Rd, Bonita, CA with burial to follow.

This information was obtained from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?pid=184626152. The picture was obtained from the 1974 HHS Memories Yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/stream/HOHS1974Images/.