Eli Manos

He was such a generous, open, outgoing person, like his father-in-law, great-uncle Bernie (who had also been on Harvard's football team).

MANOS ELI MANOS, Cleveland lawyer Eli Manos died in his sleep in the morning of Nov. 21, 2009. Born to Greek immigrants in 1931, Eli grew up in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood and remained active in the local Greek community throughout his life. A graduate of Lincoln High School (1949) and College at Harvard University (1953), he excelled in both football and academics. He married Kathy Greenman, of Woodmere, NY., in 1955. Eli served in the United States Army and afterward attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1958. He began his law career with the Ohio Attorney General, before joining the law firm that would later bear his name, Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack and Manos. Eli and Kathy resided in the Cleveland neighborhood of Shaker Square. Brother to former United Stated Federal Court Judge John M. Manos, Eli is survived by his wife, Kathy; sons Michael (wife Diane and daughter Grace) of Larchmont, NY., Peter (wife Sandra and sons, Sean, Nicolas and Eli); daughter Phyllis Petteys (husband Mark and son, Guthrie) of Forest Grove, OR., and daughter, Linda Peltomaa (husband Vern and daughter, Aja) of Columbus, OH