George & Terry Charos

These Greek brothers came to Canada and never stopped working. They were perpetually at the Superior Restaurant, which they originally purchased from my neighbour Dave Scott’s father, “Dinty” Scott. Together George and Terry built up considerable capital, bought and developed all sorts of real estate (no doubt both here and abroad), put their children through University, and then finally quit the restaurant business after selling it to an immigrant Chinese couple in 2005. They and their contemporary family members maintained a very low social profile in Almonte. They never seemed comfortable in social situations, always preferring business.