Klimis was born in Piraeus in 1950 and his father was a priest, father George Pirounakis. After his studies at Department of Theology at University of Macedonia, Klimis moved to his farm in Kaparelli, Thebes, where he lives until today with his family. He there teached Theology in the local High School, since he became headmaster of Kaparelli's High School. A very intense moment in his life was a car accident that happened in 1968 when he was 18 years old, and since then he started to count and appreciate every second of his life and he gave a promise to himself to serve the others because he needs to be useful. Thus, 4 years ago he initiated and became the head master of a Second Chance School in prisons of Thebes, giving breath and hope to the prisoners. The second chance school has teachers and psychology and career counselors, and it is one of the four schools operating in prisons of our country.

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