Friends say goodbye to beloved Memphian Nick Vergos
Jenny Vergos, wife of local restaurateur Nick Vergos, smiles while offering a eulogy during her late husband's funeral at Hope Church, Sept. 9, 2019. Nick Vergos died last week after battling cancer. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Family and friends attend the funeral of local restaurateur Nick Vergos at Hope Church Sept. 9, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Close family friend Jack Sammons shows a picture of Nick Vergos on his phone while offering reflections of the local restaurateur during his funeral at Hope Church Sept. 9, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Family and friends attend the funeral of local restaurateur Nick Vergos at Hope Church Sept. 9, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jenny Vergos, wife of local restaurateur Nick Vergos, holds back tears while speaking to her children amid a eulogy for her late husband, who died last week after battling cancer. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Vergos played golf with John Daly and fished with Bill Dance, shot pool with Minnesota Fats and picked guitar with Chet Akins. “Nick was one cool dude,” said his friend Jack Sammons.