Nicholas Karagiannis, 82, of West Hartford, died, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center. He was born in Bucharest, Romania and had lived in Greece before immigrating to the U.S. as a young man. Prior to his retirement, Nick was a supervisor in the Pathology Laboratory at St. Francis Hospital where he worked for over 40 years. He was a former medical student in Greece, and a longtime member of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. He is survived by very close friends, Louise Brochu of Agawam, MA., Sally and Bob May of West Hartford, Dr. Manny Katsetos of Avon, Carole and Mal Root of Old Saybrook, and Dr. Richard Dauphinais of Groton. He was predeceased by a brother and sister. A special thank you to the staff at Hughes Health & Rehab and St. Francis Hospital for all their compassionate care. The funeral will be Monday, January 13, 2014, 12 p.m. in St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 433 Fairfield Ave. Hartford, with the Rev. Dr. George Zugravu officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Monday, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at The Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield. Contributions in his memory may be made to: St. Francis Hospital or St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. To share a memory with the family, please visit, www.dillonbaxter.com