George Demetrios Makrakis, 78, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Hospice House of St. Mary's in Callaway, MD. Born on April 1, 1936, in Piraeus, Greece he is the son of the late Demetrios Makrakis and Elenie Karides.

George was a 1960 graduate of Auburn University in Auburn, AL. He was employed by the U.S. Department of Defense as an electrical engineer for over thirty years of dedicated services until his retirement in 2001.

In June 1962, he married his beloved wife, Wanda Bowling Makrakis in Maryville, TN. Together they celebrated 52 wonderful years of marriage together.

His hobbies included home projects, electronic design work, fishing, gardening, celebrating birthdays and holidays with family. He also enjoyed dabbling in the stock market, watching soccer and cheering on the Washington Redskins. He enjoyed visiting his family in Greece. However, his greatest love was for his family, he especially loved spending time with his grandsons.

In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his children, James Makrakis of Lexington Park, MD and Gregory Makrakis (Wendy) of Leonardtown, MD; his sister, Poppi Aggelaki of Piraeus, Greece; and his grandsons, Nicholas Makrakis and Christopher Makrakis of Leonardtown, MD. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Emanual Makrakis and his sister, Angeliki Papageli.

Family will receive friends on Friday, February 13, 2015 from 11 a.m.-12:00 p.m., with a Funeral Service celebrated by Rev. Joe Fessler at 12:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Graveside Service will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Great Mills, MD.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.