Mr. Nicholas C. Fosteras of Inverness

Nicholas C. Fosteras, 54, of Inverness, Illinois. Nick was born in Durban, South Africa, on October 31, 1968 to John and Sandra, nee Capatos, and sister Ira (Steven) Jordan; to set the record straight, Nick never liked being called a Halloween baby! Halloween was not a thing in Africa when he was born. He received his degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal from there he embarked on a very successful career working for Monitor Consulting Group in Johannesburg, Boston and eventually London where he met the love of his life, Anna Maria, nee Cutrone. They were married on 05.05.05 at the Abbey of San Nilo, the last surviving Roman Catholic church that observes Greek Orthodox rites. Nick never settled for the norm. They were blessed with their son Damian while living in London. Nick began working for Tate & Lyle in London which eventually brought him back to the US, Decatur then Chicagoland, to head up various lines of business within the company. It was during that time that he decided to check off an item on his bucket list which was to obtain an MBA…just because he thought it would be “fun”. The only school Nick applied to was Booth, University of Chicago, where he obtained his EMBA in 2015 and received membership into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society for his achievements during his studies. Nick was known by so many for his “wicked sense of humor”, his curious intellect often being called Nick-o-pedia, his sincere honesty, his passion for classic cars and good food, and above all the immense love he had for his family. It was that love for Damian and Annie that drove him to endure his confrontation with GBM for nearly 12 years, a disease which he never allowed to define him, and most likely the reason he outlived the statistics by a longshot. A special note of gratitude goes to Dr. Jeffrey Raizer who walked along Nick’s side on this journey since the beginning and to David Matanda who took incredible care of Nick this past year right up to the end. Nick departed this earthly world on February 20, 2023 surrounded by his family. We ask that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made in Nick’s name to Doctor’s Without Borders – it was always Nick’s wish to be able to volunteer with them one day…this would be Nick’s way of being there in spirit. Visitation will be Friday, February 24, 2023 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169. Family and Friends will meet on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church, 133 S. Roselle Rd. Palatine, IL 60067 for a 11:00 A.M. Service. Interment to follow at All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois. The family of Nicholas C. Fosteras has created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories, photos, and videos. For further information please contact the Morizzo Funeral Directors at 847.752.6444. For those of you that would have attended services and would like to express your condolences to the family, please click on the link above and you can leave the family a message, with the share a memory link. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card to the Family of Nicholas C. Fosteras, please feel free to send it to Morizzo Funeral Home, 2550 Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169 c/o The Family. We will gladly forward it on.

Mr. Nicholas C. Fosteras of Inverness

October 31, 1968 - February 20, 2023