The death of his father and president of the Union of Centrists, Vasilis Leventis, was announced by his son, Marios Georgiadis, through a post on Facebook.
His post in full
I never expected this moment would come so soon.
Just at 75.
With great pain, today I say goodbye to my father.
The man who raised me, who supported me at every step of my life, and who taught me — by example — what dignity, persistence, patience, consistency, and courage truly mean.
To many, you were the President.
To me, you were simply my father.
I was not your biological child.
Yet you never made me feel like anything less than your son.
And today, looking back on an entire lifetime, I realize that blood may create kinship.
But it is love, care, and presence that make a father.
And you were my father.
Thank you for raising me as your own.
Thank you for everything you taught me — not only through your words, but through the way you lived.
Your greatest legacy is not what you achieved.
It is the way you lived.
The way you fought.
The way you stayed true to your principles.
Godspeed, father.
I will never forget you.
