In memory

This is a blog honouring the life of Loizos Demetriou, who passed away on 1 October 2016 at the age of 95. He was a chairman of the Cyprus Association World War II Veterans from 2002 until his death.

The late Loizos Demetriou was born in the village of Komi Kepir in Karpasia peninsula. He was a progressive and a trade unionist in his youth. He volunteer in the war to fight against Nazism / fascism. He served in the Cyprus Regiment of the British army, where he attended the officers' school. He became a lieutenant, the highest ranking Cypriot serving. He came from a very poor family, as he lost his father when he was five. However, due to his enormous will power, determination, effort and intelligence, he managed to study and become a chartered accountant in the UK. On his return to Cyprus, he was recruited to the newly established Cyprus Electricity Authority EAC, which he served from 1956 until 1981. He retired from the post of Director of Finance, having contributed to the development of the Agency.

Loizos Demetriou also served as Treasurer of World Federation of Veterans. He was a founding member of the Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Graduate School of Commerce Famagusta of Cyprus-Soviet Friendship Association and the Association of Veterans of WWII, in which he served until the end of his life.