After the war. he studied agriculture in Greece. working in that field until he was recalled to active duty because of the Greek Civil War. during which he attained the rank of major. In 1951. following that conflict he and his wife. Mirka. immigrated to the United States. Jack arrived in this country with no English skills. He drove a flower delivery truck in New York City while attending night school. Eventually he earned a masters degree in horticulture from the University of Connecticut. also mastering English. French. Spanish. Portuguese. Italian. and German. He arrived in Monterey County. California to work for Basic American Foods Company. where his language skills took him all over the world.
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