A photograph of a young boy with brown hair standing in a garden. The boy is wearing a Chicago White Sox t-shirt, and black shorts. He is wearing white socks and shoes. He is holding a woven wooden basket with vegtables in it. He has a sucker in his mouth, and is right next to a brick building.

Photos donated by Theoney Bouris, who was related to John Peter Bouris.

John Peter Bouris was bron in Tegea, Greece, on May 29th, 1929. As a child he worked on his parents farm. His mother worked very hard to cook and feed the family and workers. He felt sorry for her and would help her by kneading the bread for her. He would also go with her when she had clothes to wash and would help her by queezing the clothes.

After he finished school, he served in the Greek Army as a lieutenant. He traveled to Toronto, Canada in 1957 and worked at Simpson's Department Store as a bus bot. At night, he went to school to learn the english language.

In 1962, he came to chicago, and got married on November 25th, 1962. He was hired at Solo Cup Company as a machine operator. He went to school at night to become a machinist. He became one of theri best trouble shooter machinist. He retired in 1996 after 34 years of service.

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