Passed away suddenly surrounded by family while on a visit to Greece. Stratt will be sorely missed by his loving and devoted wife Lorraine, his cherished children, daughter Anne-Marie (Dominic Dodds), son Dean (Julie), and his precious grandson Daniel.

Stratt was the 4th child born to Constantinos and Katherine Tseretopoulos in Alexandria Egypt. He is pre-deceased by his brothers Paul (Mary), Denis (Mary), and his sister Mary (Stellios Pantelidis). He will be missed by his numerous nieces / grand-nieces / great-grand-nieces and nephews / grand-nephews / great-grand-nephews in Canada, Greece, the USA and the Bahamas, as the head of the Tseretopoulos family.

Stratt left Egypt and immigrated to Canada in 1952, following his brother Denis who had settled in Montreal a few years earlier. His adventure began on a merchant marine ship he boarded at night in the middle of the Suez Canal to travel across the Atlantic, landing in Baltimore. This sparked at an early age, a real love of travel and exploration. He was at his best when planning and enjoying vacations or business travel around the globe, a passion which he passed on to his children.

Upon his arrival in Montreal, he became part of the fabric of a highly networked community made up of both Canadian and expat born Greeks. Through his involvement in youth groups and sport teams, he forged life-long friendships. Within a few years, all of his siblings and their families were living in Montreal.

Through his friends he met and fell in love with Lorraine Thivierge, whose lighthearted and humorous demeanor he always said kept him young. After dating for 2 years, they married in 1965 and enjoyed more than 53 years together, living in Montreal, Sherbrooke and Aurora. He pursued a long and successful career in sales and marketing within the telecommunications industry, creating deep business relationships in the private and government sectors in Canada, as well as the U.S., Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Upon retirement he continued to feed his appetite for travel, further challenging himself by walking the Camino trail in Spain in 2001. In a letter he wrote to his family, he stated: “The freedom and escapism of travel are intoxicating influences”. He subsequently walked the French portion of this trail through the Pyrenees, and also concluded the sea to sea walk in Britain. Throughout these walks he befriended many people in various countries and spoke highly of how transformative these experiences were for him. His passion for travel took him throughout Europe, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa, China, Nigeria, Australia, India and many more places. He knew every airport and duty-free shop like the back of his hand! Greece and Spain remained his favorite destinations.

He was old school in the best kind of way, and a gentleman. He loved old movies on TCM (“they don’t make them like they used to”), a bow tie, a nice suit, and a great scotch. He enjoyed history and archaeology and was a great cook. He loved telling a good story.

Stratt was very family oriented and was diligent about keeping in touch with relatives around the globe. He was a very proud and loving father and always supported his children in their pursuits, be it academic, personal or professional. He was resilient, strong minded and empathetic and comforting. He was keen to keep family traditions alive; attending Easter services, celebrating Greek Name Days (even though we always forgot his), and cutting through the New Year’s Vasilopita bread with the lucky coin (even the family dogs got a slice).

He always spoke fondly about what life was like in Alexandria before his parents passed away. In recent years, he was determined to make a trip back to Egypt (a follow up to the one he did with Lorraine in 1998). In July 2019, Dean and Anne-Marie joined him as he re-visited his roots and walked the streets in Ibrahimia where he had walked as a young boy. Lots of stories were retold and they were able to finally see first-hand the colorful, eclectic and vibrant culture that shaped their father. His last days were spent happily with Lorraine, his children, and family in Athens, where he was surrounded by love and respect. He will be deeply missed.