“I would like to thank Mara Karetsos for reminding me that Iolas was best man at her wedding to Keith Green in New York in 1983. With the humour that always distinguished him, he called her ‘the Contessa from Larisa’!” — Eleni Koutsoudi-Iola
“I am moved to tears when I remember the wonderful days we had together. No problems, no stress… He knew each person’s strength, and how far they could go.” — Mara Karetsos
Iolas always believed in Keith Green, and encouraged him to leave Hammer Galleries and open his own gallery, with the support of his wife, Mara Karetsos. Sadly, Keith Green died suddenly of a heart attack seven years after the wedding, at the age of 45.