By Frank Santangelo
Meet this week’s “Special Person of the Week Michael Nionakis
MICHAEL WAS BORN IN SOMERVILLE APRIL 25, 1964 TO JOHN C. AND CONSTANCE (FEROLA) BOTH OF SOMERVILLE.
HE ATTENDED SOMERVILLE SCHOOLS STARTING WITH THE BINGHAM,THE BROWN, THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF THE WINTER HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL (1976), NORTHEASTERN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL(1979) AND SOMERVILLE HIGH (1982). HE ATTENDED BUNKER HILL COMMUNUTY COLLEGE.
MICHAEL IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE MIDDLESEX SHERIFF’S OFFICE AS AN ASSISTANT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDANT AND IS THE ASSISTANT COMMANDER OF THE MIDDLESEX SHERIFF’S HONOR GUARD.HE ALSO IS PART OWNER OF NIONAKIS CONSTRUCTION. MICHAEL IS ALSO A COACH FOR SOMERVILLE YOUTH SOCCER.HE HAS A WIFE SUSAN (MCDONALD) A DAUGHTER MICHELA (24) AND A SON MICHAEL(8).
THEY LIVE ON MANSFIELD STREET AND DONATE TIME AND ENERGY TO EVERY GOOD CAUSE. MICHAEL TRULY LOVES SOMERVILLE.
Our hats are off to his true Somerville spirit!
We here at the Somerville News Weekly salute you for everything that you do to make Somerville a better place.
Congratulations!