Father Alex Karloutsos Among 17 Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipients, Including Simone Biles, Gabby Giffords And Denzel Washington - 27 East
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Father Alex Karloutsos Among 17 Presidential Medal Of Freedom Recipients, Including Simone Biles, Gabby Giffords And Denzel Washington

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Father Alex Karloutsos and President Joe Biden at the 2016 Blue Dream Gala at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons. JOHN MINDALA

Father Alex Karloutsos and President Joe Biden at the 2016 Blue Dream Gala at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons. JOHN MINDALA

President Joe Biden and Father Alex Karloutsos at the 2016 Blue Dream Gala at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons. JOHN MINDALA

President Joe Biden and Father Alex Karloutsos at the 2016 Blue Dream Gala at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons. JOHN MINDALA

authorMichelle Trauring on Jul 1, 2022
The call came through on an average Thursday as Father Alex Karloutsos was playing chauffeur — shuttling his 15-year-old granddaughter, Xanthi Lazarakis, and her friends to a play date. She,... more

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