6-2-2008 ;AN URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF OUR THINK TANK
DEMOKRITOS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
It is with deep sorrow and profound distress that we announce the passing in Santa Monica CA, on May 31, 2008 and at age 74, of a distinguished American and a invaluable member of our Advisory Board, (Em) Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University in Evanston Ill., Charles C. Moskos. He taught Sociology at Northwestern University from 1996 until two years ago, when the diagnosis of prostate cancer forced him to drop his classes. Professor Moskos was a top expert in Military Sociology in the United States, had a long and productive career and received a large number of awards and distinctions, Medals and Research Grants, and authored a large number of fine publications in Military Sociology. His 27 page Curriculum Vitae tells only part of his story. Professor Moskos was highly respected as a Guru, for his work on America’s Military and received its Distinguished Service Award, the highest for a civilian. For his invaluable work he traveled extensively to several foreign countries.
He also wrote about the Greek Americans, about whom he was uncompromising in his views pertaining to their charisma for ingenuity and hard work in the United States. His remarkable book, Greek Americans: Struggle and Success (Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1980, was later republished in a second edition, (New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction, 1989). He also published, as Editor with an Introduction, [with Dr. Dan Georgakas], the New Directions in Greek American Studies (N.Y.: Pella, 1991).
His wife of 41 years, Ilca Hohn Moskos described with an E-Mail that: ”Charles C. Moskos… died peacefully in his sleep after a valiant struggle with cancer”. Funeral Services will take place in Chicago. On behalf of the members of the Think Tank, Demokritos Society of America, we wish to extend our deep sympathies and condolences to his Wife, to his children and his family.
Professor Charles C. Moskos will be greatly missed. He was a Man for all Seasons. His memory will be Eternal.
Michael C. Geokas,M.D.,Ph.D. Nicholas C. Petris,Esq. Christos D. Katsetos,M.D.,Ph.D.
(Em) Professor UC, Davis (Em) California State Senator Professor of Neuropathology
Alamo,California Oakland, California Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
PRESIDENT, DSA First, Vice President, DSA Second, Vice President, DSA
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