George John Markulis: The Mythical Greek God of Coal Mining and Beyond - Markulis, Michael George
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This is a story about the Author's father, George John Markulis, a Greek immigrant who was recruited to come to America to work the coal mines in the state of Utah. The recruiters knew from the Greek coal miners in utah, that times were hard in Greece and that many of the young Greeks were leaving Greece seeking employment in other countries. The author's father, George John Markulis, accepted the offer and came to America in 1912. Through an arranged marriage, he returned to Greece in 1929 and married Terpsihori Michael Galanis.She had finished college and wanted to be a school teacher.…mehr

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This is a story about the Author's father, George John Markulis, a Greek immigrant who was recruited to come to America to work the coal mines in the state of Utah. The recruiters knew from the Greek coal miners in utah, that times were hard in Greece and that many of the young Greeks were leaving Greece seeking employment in other countries. The author's father, George John Markulis, accepted the offer and came to America in 1912. Through an arranged marriage, he returned to Greece in 1929 and married Terpsihori Michael Galanis.She had finished college and wanted to be a school teacher. Returning to America, hard times hit Americaalong with the rest of the world with the Great Depression of the 1930s. The book describes the life of this coal miner, his wife, raising five boys through these hard times of the depression years and beyond. He lived to be 100 years old, achieving his American Dream, not in riches but in Love of family. He was born on 1886 and passed away in 1985, 37 days short of his 100th birthday.
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Michael George Markulis is a 90 year old author and son of George John Markulis, subject of the book he authored, about working the coal mines of Utah. Born in 1931 in Mutual, Utah to immigrant Greek parents, moving to several states where his father could find employment. The Great Depression 0f the 1930s caused many hardships for the family. Michael served in the Korean War and after his service married his childhood sweetheart and raised two children. They were married for 55 years when she said her goodbyes to be with our Lord. They have two chilren and three grandchildren who bring joy and happiness into his life. Michael earned an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts Degres in Police Science and Public Administration . Following a 37-year career with the Los Angeles Po;ice Department, he taught part-time for 30 years in several Community Colleges in Los Angeles. Upon his retirement from the LAPD, he was hired by the University of Southern California (USC) as the Director of the prestigious Delinquency Control Institute under the School of Public Adminstration.