Dr. Chilimindris never lost his passion for his homeland and actively worked for political justice after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus during the 1970s.
He also was an active member of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, where he had served on the parish council, ushered and was a member of the Greek brotherhood AHEPA.
"He would always go the extra mile to help anybody who needed help," said Paul Agathoklis, also a native of Cyprus, fellow church member and longtime friend. "Dino loved watching their faces light up and what he did for them he always did from the bottom of his heart."
A week before he died, Mr. Agathoklis visited his old friend at the hospital and heard Greek music playing as he approached his room.
"You could see that he was enjoying listening to it because there was a sparkle in his eye," he said. "And even though his body was weak, you could tell his spirit was willing."
A resident of the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson since 2003, Dr. Chilimindris enjoyed planting flowers and trees, and playing golf.
His wife of 17 years, the former Janice Gaskill, a nurse, died in 1989.
Services were held at his church Tuesday.
Also surviving are two sons, Peter P. Chilimindris of Baltimore and Phillip A. Chilimindris of Raleigh, N.C.; another daughter, Christina D. Chilimindris of Perry Hall; a sister, Maria Pouyouros of Pathos, Cyprus; and three grandchildren. A marriage to Nancy Vias, a nurse, ended in divorce.
