56ers in America

LASZLO FONO
U.S. National Ski Champion in 1958
Restaurant Owner with wife Paulette:
Magic Pan, Paprikas Fono,
Beppo's, Bravo Fono
FRANK GATI
Fought in two Revolution battles in 1956
System Analyst Bank of America 36 yrs

NICK GYORE
Dept. Supervisor Bank of America 30 yrs.
Financial Advisor

TIBOR LANDSMANN
Helped Red Cross workers in Revolution
Owner, Tibor's Fine Jewelry San Francisco

AGI LINHARDT
Left with Tony and two sons Peter and Paul
Teacher and Librarian
(1931-2000)

LASZLO PASZTOR
Revolutionary Council Leader in Gyor
Republican Party Political Organizer
Research Chemist

ANDY REKAY
Left by himself at age 13 during Revolution
Graduated high school in Austria
Electrical Engineer at Lawrence Livermore Lab

CECILIA REKAY
Met Andy in Chicago and married there
Paralegal for various law firms
Risk Management at Port of Oakland

GEORGE SARLO
Guarded AVO Secret Police in Revolution
Venture Capitalist and Philanthropis
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GEORGE SOLOKI
Accountant

EVA SZORENYi
Famed Hungarian stage and film actress
Revolutionary Council leader in Budapest

Actress & Benefit Organizer for Hungarians

ATTILA TAKACH
Champion gymnast in Hungary
Olympic gymnast 1956 Melbourne, Australia
Computer Analyst

VILMOS ZSIGMOND
Filmed Revolution with Laszlo Kovacs
Oscar-winning Cinematographer

GAZA KATONA
Political Attache, American Legation Budapest
Observed Revolution and Cardinal Mindszenty
Textbook Salesman

NAOMI SPRECHER
Agricultural Attache's wife, American Legation
Foreign Service posts with husband Dan

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