An outgoing young man with a warm sense of humor, a contagious laugh, and a comforting manner, Dimitri was born in Fort Worth August 11, 1981. He attended Benbrook Elementary, Azle Middle School, and graduated from Azle High in 1999. He grew up attending both St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Worth and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox in Dallas. Dimitri dreamed of opening his own gym. A physical-fitness buff, he worked out at Gold's Gym on Park and Plano and was an avid runner. He took classes at The Cooper Clinic with the goal of becoming a personal trainer. He had begun to sketch plans and create architectural models for the small gym he some day hoped to own and manage. For Dimitri, family came first. Since 2002 he had worked with his father, who owns Zorba's Cafe. Dimitri was bilingual in Greek and English and spent the summer of 2005 in Greece visiting his extended family. Dimitri will be remembered by family and friends as a happy, upbeat fellow who greeted everyone with a warm hug, never held a grudge, and brought laughter to his surroundings.