1923 - July 23, 2018 Aris Anagnos, passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on July 23, 2018. Born in Athens, Greece in 1923, Aris dedicated his life to fighting for peace and justice, and for humanitarian causes, globally. After serving in the Allied Forces with the Greek Army in the Middle East during World War II Aris came to the USA and obtained a BA in Business Administration at UCLA. Following his graduation from UCLA, Aris pursued a successful career as a Real Estate Broker and Developer. Aris was active in community affairs, serving on the Board of Directors of the Southern California ACLU, including a term as President, co-founding the Humanitarian Law Project/ International Education Development Fund, and serving as President of the Southern California Americans for Democratic Action. His philanthropic activities included a major donation to the Saint Sophia Foundation for the construction of a Senior Citizen Home and support of the PATH Regional Homeless Center. During the 1967-1974 military dictatorship in Greece, Aris and his late wife Carolyn organized a Committee for Democratic Freedoms in Greece, and in 1974 joined in founding the Save Cyprus Council, later renamed the American Hellenic Council, where Aris served continuously as Vice President and a term as President. Aris and Carolyn were very active in peace and human rights movements in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico, including brokering peace proposals in El Salvador and Nicaragua. For this work Aris was awarded the Comandante Enrique Schmitt Medal, the highest Sandinista award for non-Nicaraguans, and the Ruben Dario Award, the highest decoration of the Nicaraguan Republic from President Daniel Ortega. Aris and Carolyn established the Peace Center in Los Angeles, which houses several peace and human rights organizations, and in 2008 Aris formally donated the building for this use, by establishing it as a non-profit foundation. Aris is survived by his children Demos, Thalia, Judy, Ellen, and Dan and their families. In celebration of his remarkable life, tax deductible donations in his memory may be made to the Aris and Carolyn Anagnos Peace Center Foundation at 3916 Sepulveda Blvd, Suite 106, Culver City 90230.