Gerasimos Contomichalos

Legacy

In 1954, the year that Contomichalos died, his son Eleftherios donated on behalf of the family a substantial amount of money to expand the primary Trampeios School. The Kontomichaleios High School and Lyceum was opened in 1957, one year after Sudan's independence. More than half a century later, as the Greek government stopped supporting the school due to the imposition of austerity measures by the European Union, it was transferred to the Confluence International School with some Greek teachers. It is unclear whether or when this was lifted, but in later years the company continued to operate. The Contomichalos family has kept business interests in Sudan in more recent years as well.

Makris concludes that "If Capato represented the colourful and adventurous past of the Greek presence in the Sudan, Contomichalos personified the accomplishments of the mature community."