ANDREAS LIVERASBritish businessman Andreas Liveras was one of more than 125 people killed in terrorist attacks in Mumbai , India on 26 November, 2008.Mr Liveras, 73, a father-of-four formerly of Collingham in Nottinghamshire, was ashipping tycoon and self-made millionaire.He and his family emigrated to Britain from Cyprus in 1963. He owned the Fleur De Lys bakery and then Laurens Patisseries in Newark which his familysold in 2006.The Liveras family appeared on the Times Rich List 2008.The family had set up a successful yacht charter business, led by Andreas' son Dionysios.Among those who paid tribute to Mr Liveras was EasyJet boss Stelios Haji-Ioannou.Stelios , a Greek-Cypriot millionaire and founder of the airline, said: "I would offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Andreas. It must be devastating to lose a loved one in this brutal way. Andreas was a kind man and a great entrepreneur."Tony Roberts, leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, paid tribute to Mr Liveras who he said helped save Newark from "economic doldrums" in the 1970s with his cake factory.He said: "I first met Andreas when he proposed to bring a cake factory into Newark. The town was going through the economic doldrums at the time and there was quite a lot of unemployment so for somebody to come in and set up a factory offering about 150 jobs was big news."He was a great salesman. He sold the council the idea and we were all keen to promote anything that would provide us with extra employment."He came good on his word and effectively trebled the number of employment places he had offered, to about 450. He was a big character - larger than life."FriendJohn Yates, a retired estate agent, said: "He was a great character. It is terribly sad. He was popular in Newark because he created so much employment."He was a good man to know. A guy who did a lot of good."He had been attending a yacht show inMumbai and had gone to the Taj Mahal Hotel for a curry. He became trapped there with about 1,000 other people when the terrorist attacks began.
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