Marie Keriotis

Marie Barbatis Keriotis, 90, of Beaumont, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2018, surrounded by family and friends.

Marie was born in Beaumont, Texas, on August 23, 1927. She attended St. Anthony Catholic High School and Lamar University. Marie had a career as a laboratory technician at Hotel Dieu Hospital and St. Elizabeth Hospital.

She and her husband, Gus Keriotis, owned and operated several restaurants in the Beaumont area including Carlos Restaurant, which they owned for seventeen years.

For the patrons who dined at Carlo’s – the restaurant was serving memories as well as food. Anniversaries were celebrated, romances blossomed, and friendships flourished. She had one of the first televised cooking shows in Beaumont. Marie was always there with her beautiful smile and great wit to welcome her patrons to the restaurant.

She is preceded in death by her husband of forty-nine years, Gus Keriotis; parents, Christine and Jim Barbatis; and brother-in-law, Dr. Vincent O’Shell.

Marie was a wonderful mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She was a special gift to us all and will be in our hearts forever.

Marie is survived by her daughter, Christine Keriotis and her husband Marshall Slacter; son, Jim Keriotis and his wife, Diane; grandchildren, Ashlee and Nicholas. She is also survived by her sister, Dyckie O’Shell; nieces, Cynthia Goehringer and her husband, Charlie, and their children, Marti and Sosh; and Doria Hanna and her husband, Jay, and their children, Kendall and Christine; nephew, Dr. Michael O’Shell and his wife, Christina, and their children, Allie and Michael.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Daisy Skinner, Keoshia Castille and Jean Martin for their constant love, care and support.

A gathering of Mrs. Keriotis’ family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a Trisagion at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2018, at St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 690 North 15th Street, Beaumont, with her interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 690 North 15th Street, Beaumont, Texas, 77702.