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Longtime Windsor Locks Restaurant Owner Passes Away
He passed away Monday at age 62 after battling a long illness.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Gus Kostantakis, owner of the Pizza Parlor restaurant on Route 159 for more than 35 years, passed away Monday after a long illness. He was 62.
Kostantakis, an immigrant from his native Greece, opened the restaurant in the Windsor Locks Commons at 255 Main Street in the early 1980s.
Friends of the longtime restaurateur have begun expressing their sympathy and sharing memories on social media and the D'Esopo Funeral Home web site.
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- "RIP Gus, you will be missed by so many; so glad i got to work with you and be a part of the Parlor family." - Diane Read
- "I didn't know him for his pizza; I met him at the beach where his family had a cottage. So sad, he was a very nice guy." - Annie Popp
- "Very sad to hear this news. Anytime I went in to the Pizza Parlor he would always greet you with a smile." - Jennifer Devine
Kostantakis is survived by his wife of 26 years, Connie, as well as two sons and many other relatives, according to his obituary.
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