Mourners Gather to Remember Spiliotis [PHOTOS]
A funeral service and burial for late Peabody Rep. Joyce Spiliotis was held Monday morning.
Local and state officials, family and friends all gathered Monday morning at St. Thomas the Apostle Church to mourn the loss of Peabody state Rep. Joyce Spiliotis. Spiliotis died Nov. 29 at Salem Hospital, quietly fighting a battle with cancer. She was 65. Spiliotis was first elected to the 12th Essex District seat in the House of Representatives in 2002 after serving as a Peabody city councilor for 10 years and Library Trustee for two. She was just re-elected, unchallenged, to her sixth House term earlier this month. Spiliotis lived her entire life in Peabody and was a popular representative with her constituents, widely regarded as a selfless and tireless advocate for the average voter and those who did not often have a public voice. A …
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