Mr. Dourakos, a trained artist, worked during the 1980s for Barianos Historic Restorations in Washington, helping restore such landmark buildings as Union Station and the Willard Hotel. His specialty was restoring mosaic tile floors and working with scagliola, an imitation marble made of gypsum and colored stone dust that is used to restore marble columns, family member said. He retired in 1990. From 1971 to 1980, Mr. Dourakos was the owner of Pebbles Pizza, with outlets in Severna Park and Glen Burnie. Mr. Dourakos was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He was an apprentice seaman aboard freighters in the merchant marine before joining the Greek Royal Navy and serving as a signalman from 1951 to 1953. He studied stage and costume design at the Athens Technological Institute, and worked for five years in the theater after his graduation. In 1962, he emigrated to Martinsburg, W.Va., to help a widowed sister. He later moved to Baltimore and earned his bachelor's degree from Maryland Institute College of Art and a master's in education from Virginia Commonwealth University. An accomplished artist, Mr. Dourakos worked in a variety of media, including metal sculpture, wood carving, lithography and painting. He enjoyed attending the opera and theater.
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