Dimitrios Vasilios Theros

Dimitios Vasilios Theros 08/10/2002-07/03/2022 Our son Dimitri’s soul left our earthly presence Blessed by his birth in Minnesota in 2002 spending 10 of his early formative years in the small rural river town of Wabasha where he was able to explore his love of nature and wide open spaces Early on we knew Dimitri was a special boy, he was very sensitive to all stimulus and his emotions ran to extremes quite often Dimitri always wanted to be involved in the sports and activities his peers were in, unfortunately he was always the odd man out by lacking some of the coordination and suffered by not having the friendships and acceptance we all desire Dimitri was somewhere on the Autism Spectrum likely categorized as Asperger’s Syndrome he had a near genius IQ and would get completely obsessed with anything he found of interest One of such interests was the Titanic Dimitri could give you any statistic you could imagine regarding the ship, crew and everything else His next passion became airplanes, he studied them and was a walking encyclopedia of all aircraft which led him to mastering remote controlled aircraft performing aerobatics at the age of 13 most adults were unable to perform, this extended to his drone piloting where he had ultimately earned his commercial drone pilot’s license By now moved to Florida, Dimitri discovered his deepest passion upon receiving his first guitar and the Rocksmith game to teach him along with attending concerts to the band Boston & Buddy Guy, (one of his stronger influences and actually was able to share a stage with not long ago) It didn’t take long for Dimitri to master the teaching game and search out more instruction on his own and with the help of very special individuals, along the way picking up all other instruments he got his hands on, including clarinet, cello, saxophone, bass guitar, keyboards and several others with great proficiency. Dimitri had the courage to get on stage for the first time and shortly after that he would go on to participate in local jam sessions where he finally had a sense of belonging, acceptance and encouragement he had rarely received, he found friends in the fellow musicians All this had led to Dimitri finding his best friend, roommate, and band mate Reggie which demonstrated the acceptance, patients and understanding to truly be his best friend both hanging on through all the ups, downs and idiosyncrasies of each other. Reggie and Dimitri would go on to produce music, play all over the US on tours and were looking forward to embark on another tour shortly Our hearts are aching, we are devastated Dimitri was only granted such a brief time to be with all of us Dimitri is survived by: father & step mother James & Concetta Theros, mother Maria Rendon, sister Sofia Theros, aunts & family; Stephanie & Gary White and Katrina, Maria Teresa & Andres Jimenez & cousins, grandparents William & Louise Theros, Fausto Rendon & Mechita Puig, great aunt Tetey Garzozi & extended families, best friend Reggie King Sears and all of the musician family that ever shared their stage with Dimitri A day will not pass that I won’t have you in my thoughts Baba

Dimitrios Vasilios Theros

August 10, 2002 - July 3, 2022