Elia G. Stratis Family Collection
An inventory of the collection at the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives at Syracuse University
Summary |
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| Creator: | Stratis Family |
| Title: | Elia G. Stratis Family Collection |
| Dates: | 2008-2010 |
| Size: | 1 box (.25 linear feet) and 1 oversized folder |
| Abstract: | The Elia G. Stratis Family Collection contains materials related to Elia Stratis, killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and his family. Contents include protest materials, printed ephemera, and wedding invitations. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/pan-am-103 |
Biography
Born in Sudan on June 17, 1945, Elia G. Stratis came to the United States in 1956. He received both his bachelors of science and masters of science degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and met his wife there in the late 1960s. Elia was a trustee of his alma mater, and a senior partner in a large international accounting firm. Elia had finished his business in London ahead of schedule and changed his flight reservation from December 22 to December 21, 1988 so he could return home to his family in Montvale, New Jersey. Elia was survived by his wife, Mary Kay; and his children, Christopher, Lia, and Sonia.
In 2001, Mary Kay Stratis joined the board of directors for Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc., an organization with the goal of commemorating the victims and acting as a resource for those seeking information about the attack. In 2006, she was elected Vice President, and two years later in 2008 was elected Board Chair.
Kathy Daniels, widow of William A. Daniels, another victim of the flight, also joined the organization. In 2002 she served as Recording Secretary for the organization, was elected Vice President in 2008, and for a short time served as co-chair with Mary Kay Stratis in 2012. Kathy remarried, and her son-in-law, Christopher Tedeschi, and Mary Kay Stratis’ daughter, Sonia Stratis, were married in 2010.
Scope and Content Note
The Elia G. Stratis Family Collection contain placards used to protest at Gaddafi’s speech at the United Nations in 2009, miniature Libyan flags, a protest t-shirt, and printed materials regarding Gaddafi’s regime. The collection also includes the wedding invitations of Sonia Stratis and Christopher Tedeschi.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions for this collection.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Pan Am Flight 103 Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The Pan Am Flight 103 Archives contains additional materials and information related to the Elia G. Stratis Family Collection. Related collections include:
William A. Daniels Family Collection
Pan American World Airways, Inc. Collection
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Preferred Citation
Elia G. Stratis Family Collection,
Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
The Elia G. Stratis Family Collection was donated by Mary Kay Stratis between 2009 and 2013.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in acid-free folders and boxes. The T-shirt was wrapped in tissue paper.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Vanessa L. St.Oegger-Menn and Tim Carter
Date: March 2015
Revision history: 2016 - biography and inventory added (THC)