Mrs. Jim Traggis

Mrs. Jim Traggis, 92, nee Alice Pawlakos of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015.

A memorial service was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, in the chapel of Fredericksburg Funeral Home with Mary Katherine Bakiris and Johnny Nicholas officiating.

Mrs. Traggis was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of John Pawlakos and Estella Poulakos Pawlakos. She married Jim Traggis on Nov. 25, 1957, in Westerly, Rhode Island. He preceded her in death.

In the 1940’s, Mrs. Traggis worked for Squibb Pharmaceuticals where she worked her way up to the position of executive secretary.

After their marriage, the Traggises lived in Glen Cove, New York, until relocating to Hartford, Wisconsin, where he was a pilot for the Milwaukee Braves.

When the Braves moved to Atlanta, he declined an offer to relocate and the couple formed Traggis Aviation shortly thereafter.

In the early 1980’s, they moved to the Los Angeles area and went into partnership with her sister, Irene, forming LA World Travel.

The Traggises moved to Fredericksburg in the mid-1980’s where they operated LA World Travel SW, leading trips to Greece each year. She also worked at Hill Top Café where she created Greek dishes and did bookkeeping.

Mrs. Traggis is survived by two nephews and spouses and seven nieces, including Johnny and Brenda Nicholas, of Doss; George and Joan Nicholas, Paweatuk, Connecticut; Iris Messina, Los Angeles, California; Daphne Margeotes, Bloomingfield, New Jersey; Estelle Anderson, West Milford, New Jersey; Elayne Brown, Tampa, Florida; Maria Pawlakos, Walnut Creek, California; Alice Fagundes, Concord, California and Dory Pawlakos.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Traggis was preceded in death by five siblings, including George, Maria, Irene, Angela and Olga (Ollie).

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice.