Arthur John Manelas
Arthur John Manelas, 71, of Pelham, NH, formerly of Lowell, MA, died Thursday after a 2 year plus battle with complications suffered from a brain aneurysm in September 2012
He was the beloved husband of Poppy C. (Chiklis) Manelas who survives him and with whom he celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2014.
Born in Eptahori, Kozani, Greece on June 22nd 1943, he was the son of Irene (Kapsouris) Manelas and the late John Arthur Manelas.
Arthur graduated college in Greece before coming to America at age 18 to seek further education in upstate NY and eventually graduated from Lowell Technological Institute (now known as U/Mass Lowell). He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
He worked his early years as an engineer for the US space program on the Apollo 13 mission which sent the first man to the moon.
Arthur was an entrepreneur owning many businesses throughout his life. He owned and operated his Solar Engineering Company in the 1970’s for which he holds 17 US patents. He was a General Contractor building many houses and neighborhoods in Lowell and Dracut, MA. The past 15 years he dedicated his life to his lifelong dream of supplying free energy to the world. He developed a system that produced more energy than it consumed. A true over unity energy device that powered his house and his home made electric car without having to be plugged in to any power source.
When he wasn’t solving the world’s energy problems, he enjoyed being with his family and especially enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s activities from hockey, baseball and lacrosse to dance and cheerleading competitions.
He was a lifelong member of the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Lowell.
Arthur also enjoyed restoring and driving classic American muscle cars. He restored over 50 1957 Chevy Bel Airs as well as numerous Camaros, Chevelles and Corvettes.
Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by a son John A. Manelas and his wife Karen of Pelham; a daughter Rena DeBrum and her husband Charles of Pelham; six grandchildren Nicole Manelas, Samantha DeBrum, Rachel Manelas, Jared Manelas, John DeBrum and Nicole DeBrum; three sisters Voula Shanks and her husband Glenn of Dracut, Sylvia Karafilidis and her husband George of Lowell and Lea Foster and her husband Paul of California; a brother James Manelas of Lowell; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME 276 PAWTUCKET ST. at Fletcher form 3 to 7 P.M. Sunday. His Funeral will take place from the Funeral Home Monday morning at 10 o’clock followed by his Funeral Service at the TRANSFIGURATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH at 11 o’clock. Burial in the Westlawn Cemetery. Those wishing may make contributions in his memory to the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, Father Sarantos Way, Lowell, MA 01854. E-condolences/directions at odonnellfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Funeral Director James F. O’Donnell, Jr. (978 or 866) 458-8768.
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