Real Estate Developer
Aris H. "Doc" Bacas, 93, a retired Washington businessman who operated restaurants here for more than 20 years before becoming a commercial real estate broker and developer in the mid-1940s, died Jan. 2 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after a stroke.
Mr. Bacas, who lived in Chevy Chase and Hollywood, Fla., was a native of Greece. He came to this country in 1911 and settled in Washington. During World War I, he served in the Marine Corps.
In the 1920s and early 1930s, he helped run the Bacas Brothers restaurant in Southeast Washington. He later operated the Showcase Restaurant in Northwest and the BB Cafe in Southeast.
In 1942, he left the restaurant business and two years later began Bacas Realty. He retired in 1959.
Mr. Bacas had been a vice president and board member of the Washington Restaurant Association and a charter member and president of the Capitol Hill Lions Club. He was a member of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association, the Anacostia Masonic Lodge and the Adelphi Post of the American Legion. He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington and St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Mabel Bacas of Chevy Chase; a daughter, Elaine B. Sharpe of Silver Spring; two sons, Harry A. Bacas of Arlington and Richard A. Bacas of Arlington; six grandchildren; and two great-granchildren.
Aris H. "Doc" Bacas, 93, a retired Washington businessman who operated restaurants here for more than 20 years before becoming a commercial real estate broker and developer in the mid-1940s, died Jan. 2 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after a stroke.
Mr. Bacas, who lived in Chevy Chase and Hollywood, Fla., was a native of Greece. He came to this country in 1911 and settled in Washington. During World War I, he served in the Marine Corps.
In the 1920s and early 1930s, he helped run the Bacas Brothers restaurant in Southeast Washington. He later operated the Showcase Restaurant in Northwest and the BB Cafe in Southeast.
In 1942, he left the restaurant business and two years later began Bacas Realty. He retired in 1959.
Mr. Bacas had been a vice president and board member of the Washington Restaurant Association and a charter member and president of the Capitol Hill Lions Club. He was a member of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association, the Anacostia Masonic Lodge and the Adelphi Post of the American Legion. He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington and St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Mabel Bacas of Chevy Chase; a daughter, Elaine B. Sharpe of Silver Spring; two sons, Harry A. Bacas of Arlington and Richard A. Bacas of Arlington; six grandchildren; and two great-granchildren.
Real Estate Developer
Aris H. "Doc" Bacas, 93, a retired Washington businessman who operated restaurants here for more than 20 years before becoming a commercial real estate broker and developer in the mid-1940s, died Jan. 2 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after a stroke.
Mr. Bacas, who lived in Chevy Chase and Hollywood, Fla., was a native of Greece. He came to this country in 1911 and settled in Washington. During World War I, he served in the Marine Corps.
In the 1920s and early 1930s, he helped run the Bacas Brothers restaurant in Southeast Washington. He later operated the Showcase Restaurant in Northwest and the BB Cafe in Southeast.
In 1942, he left the restaurant business and two years later began Bacas Realty. He retired in 1959.
Mr. Bacas had been a vice president and board member of the Washington Restaurant Association and a charter member and president of the Capitol Hill Lions Club. He was a member of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association, the Anacostia Masonic Lodge and the Adelphi Post of the American Legion. He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington and St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Mabel Bacas of Chevy Chase; a daughter, Elaine B. Sharpe of Silver Spring; two sons, Harry A. Bacas of Arlington and Richard A. Bacas of Arlington; six grandchildren; and two great-granchildren.
Aris H. "Doc" Bacas, 93, a retired Washington businessman who operated restaurants here for more than 20 years before becoming a commercial real estate broker and developer in the mid-1940s, died Jan. 2 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda after a stroke.
Mr. Bacas, who lived in Chevy Chase and Hollywood, Fla., was a native of Greece. He came to this country in 1911 and settled in Washington. During World War I, he served in the Marine Corps.
In the 1920s and early 1930s, he helped run the Bacas Brothers restaurant in Southeast Washington. He later operated the Showcase Restaurant in Northwest and the BB Cafe in Southeast.
In 1942, he left the restaurant business and two years later began Bacas Realty. He retired in 1959.
Mr. Bacas had been a vice president and board member of the Washington Restaurant Association and a charter member and president of the Capitol Hill Lions Club. He was a member of the American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association, the Anacostia Masonic Lodge and the Adelphi Post of the American Legion. He was a member of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington and St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda.
Survivors include his wife of 70 years, Mabel Bacas of Chevy Chase; a daughter, Elaine B. Sharpe of Silver Spring; two sons, Harry A. Bacas of Arlington and Richard A. Bacas of Arlington; six grandchildren; and two great-granchildren.
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