Nicholas Demosthenes Meimaris

It is with deepest sympathy that I announce the death of Mr. Nicholas Meimaris Sr. Mr. Meimaris, 97, passed away on 16 April 2026 at his home in Crofton, MD.

Mr. Meimaris was born on 08 February 1929 to Demosthenes and Aristothea Meimaris in Dorchester (Boston), MA, where he grew up. A Boston Braves and then Red Sox fan, Nick graduated from English High School in 1946. He went on to earn degrees in history from Northeastern University (BA 1951) and Boston University (MA 1952). On 17 November 1952 he was drafted into the U.S. Army. After completing basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC, he was recruited to attend Army Intelligence School. In August 1953 he spent a year with the 17th CIC Detachment in Trieste, Italy, as part of Trieste U.S. Troops (TRUST). This tour sparked his fondness for Italy, its culture, and living overseas in general. It was during leave in Paris, that he met his future wife, Josiane. After completing his military service, he sought to get back overseas so eventually he was hired by the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Service Specialist handling visas for refugees under the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. He served a year at the U.S. Consulate in Naples, Italy, followed by several months in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After the program ended, he worked several months in 1957 at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, USSR, as the mailroom supervisor (diplomatic pouch).

In 1958, he applied for and was accepted into the first class of graduates of the U.S. Army’s Military Intelligence Civilian Excepted Career Program (MICECP), as an Intelligence Operations Specialist. He served two tours in Verona, Italy, (1958-60 and 1965-69), in West Berlin, West Germany (1973-81), and Frankfurt, West Germany (1983-89). In between these tours he worked stateside in upstate New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Ft. Meade, MD, and the DC area. He retired with 40 years of federal service in 1994 while at DIA in Clarendon. He later worked eight years conducting background checks for a private contractor. In post-retirement he enjoyed traveling cross country to visit national landmarks and also to Europe, oil painting, and finally reading many classic novels.

He was predeceased by his parents, his older brother George, and his former wife. Nick is survived by his children, Paola, Tanya Cole (Alan), and Nicholas Jr. (Mariam) and grandchildren, Matthew, Megan, Ariana, and David.

Nick will be laid to rest at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery in Maryland on 30 April 2026.