Kennedy Friend, Business Magnate Vardis Vardinoyannis Dies at 90

Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, friend of the Kennedy family and a towering figure in Greek shipping and energy industries, has died at the age of 90.His death was announced on Tuesday by Motor Oil Hellas, the company he transformed into one of Greece's largest corporate powerhouses.Vardinoyannis was a key supporter of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation and in 1999, he hosted the wedding of Rory Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy's daughter, and writer-filmmaker Mark Bailey in Greece.

Praise for the Patriarch of a FamilyGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered his condolences, calling Vardinoyannis a 'patriarch of a family that has left an indelible mark on the economic and social landscape of our country.

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