Eugene de Bor, 83, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Garrett Park, Md., passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 5, 2011, in Portland.
Born in Miskolc, Hungary, he was the son of Klara Revesz and Eugene de Bor, Lt. Field Marshal of the Royal Hungarian Army. He attended secondary schools in Budapest and Kecskemet, Hungary.
As a refugee, he also attended schools in Oberstdorf and Passau, Germany.
After moving to England, he studied at the London Polytechnic Institute. Upon emigrating to the United States in 1948, he attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and graduated with a B.A. in 1951. He also briefly attended the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and earned a M. Lit degree in 1955.
He married Sally Marie Young on Nov. 28, 1952. They were married for 54 years and had four children.
Eugene became a citizen in 1953.
He worked for the Mellon National Bank and the U.S. Civil Service. In 1958 he was employed as a metal articles trade specialist with the U.S. Tariff Commission now the U.S. International Trade Commission. His specialty was infringement on U.S. patents by manufacturers of foreign imports. After 1970 he served as the Assistant Director of Investigations and conducted more than 50 economic investigations of U.S. imports. He retired in 1979. He and his wife moved to Brunswick in 1983.
Eugene was a member of the First Parish Church, U.C.C. in Brunswick, and was active in the fields of Missions and Christian Education. He advocated for human rights and was a co-founder of the first chapter in Maine of PFLAG.
He enjoyed reading non-fiction and spy stories, fishing as well as creating driftwood lamps and fine sculptures. He was also fluent in English, German and Hungarian.
He is survived by his sons, Edward and his wife Rosemary of Morrisville, Vt., Emeric and his wife Sally Vogel of Bethesda, Md., and Christian and his partner Frederick Andersen of Gloucester City, N.J. He was predeceased by his son, Stephan. He is also survived by grandchildren, Marie, Leigh, Katrina and Coloman; and cousins, Klara Tomory of Budapest, Hungary, and Magda B. Carney of Norfolk, Va.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in the Chapel of the First Parish Church, U.C.C., 9 Cleveland St., Brunswick.
Born in Miskolc, Hungary, he was the son of Klara Revesz and Eugene de Bor, Lt. Field Marshal of the Royal Hungarian Army. He attended secondary schools in Budapest and Kecskemet, Hungary.
As a refugee, he also attended schools in Oberstdorf and Passau, Germany.
After moving to England, he studied at the London Polytechnic Institute. Upon emigrating to the United States in 1948, he attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and graduated with a B.A. in 1951. He also briefly attended the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and earned a M. Lit degree in 1955.
He married Sally Marie Young on Nov. 28, 1952. They were married for 54 years and had four children.
Eugene became a citizen in 1953.
He worked for the Mellon National Bank and the U.S. Civil Service. In 1958 he was employed as a metal articles trade specialist with the U.S. Tariff Commission now the U.S. International Trade Commission. His specialty was infringement on U.S. patents by manufacturers of foreign imports. After 1970 he served as the Assistant Director of Investigations and conducted more than 50 economic investigations of U.S. imports. He retired in 1979. He and his wife moved to Brunswick in 1983.
Eugene was a member of the First Parish Church, U.C.C. in Brunswick, and was active in the fields of Missions and Christian Education. He advocated for human rights and was a co-founder of the first chapter in Maine of PFLAG.
He enjoyed reading non-fiction and spy stories, fishing as well as creating driftwood lamps and fine sculptures. He was also fluent in English, German and Hungarian.
He is survived by his sons, Edward and his wife Rosemary of Morrisville, Vt., Emeric and his wife Sally Vogel of Bethesda, Md., and Christian and his partner Frederick Andersen of Gloucester City, N.J. He was predeceased by his son, Stephan. He is also survived by grandchildren, Marie, Leigh, Katrina and Coloman; and cousins, Klara Tomory of Budapest, Hungary, and Magda B. Carney of Norfolk, Va.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in the Chapel of the First Parish Church, U.C.C., 9 Cleveland St., Brunswick.
Eugene de Bor, 83, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Garrett Park, Md., passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 5, 2011, in Portland.
Born in Miskolc, Hungary, he was the son of Klara Revesz and Eugene de Bor, Lt. Field Marshal of the Royal Hungarian Army. He attended secondary schools in Budapest and Kecskemet, Hungary.
As a refugee, he also attended schools in Oberstdorf and Passau, Germany.
After moving to England, he studied at the London Polytechnic Institute. Upon emigrating to the United States in 1948, he attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and graduated with a B.A. in 1951. He also briefly attended the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and earned a M. Lit degree in 1955.
He married Sally Marie Young on Nov. 28, 1952. They were married for 54 years and had four children.
Eugene became a citizen in 1953.
He worked for the Mellon National Bank and the U.S. Civil Service. In 1958 he was employed as a metal articles trade specialist with the U.S. Tariff Commission now the U.S. International Trade Commission. His specialty was infringement on U.S. patents by manufacturers of foreign imports. After 1970 he served as the Assistant Director of Investigations and conducted more than 50 economic investigations of U.S. imports. He retired in 1979. He and his wife moved to Brunswick in 1983.
Eugene was a member of the First Parish Church, U.C.C. in Brunswick, and was active in the fields of Missions and Christian Education. He advocated for human rights and was a co-founder of the first chapter in Maine of PFLAG.
He enjoyed reading non-fiction and spy stories, fishing as well as creating driftwood lamps and fine sculptures. He was also fluent in English, German and Hungarian.
He is survived by his sons, Edward and his wife Rosemary of Morrisville, Vt., Emeric and his wife Sally Vogel of Bethesda, Md., and Christian and his partner Frederick Andersen of Gloucester City, N.J. He was predeceased by his son, Stephan. He is also survived by grandchildren, Marie, Leigh, Katrina and Coloman; and cousins, Klara Tomory of Budapest, Hungary, and Magda B. Carney of Norfolk, Va.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in the Chapel of the First Parish Church, U.C.C., 9 Cleveland St., Brunswick.
Born in Miskolc, Hungary, he was the son of Klara Revesz and Eugene de Bor, Lt. Field Marshal of the Royal Hungarian Army. He attended secondary schools in Budapest and Kecskemet, Hungary.
As a refugee, he also attended schools in Oberstdorf and Passau, Germany.
After moving to England, he studied at the London Polytechnic Institute. Upon emigrating to the United States in 1948, he attended the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and graduated with a B.A. in 1951. He also briefly attended the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Va. He returned to the University of Pittsburgh (Pa.) and earned a M. Lit degree in 1955.
He married Sally Marie Young on Nov. 28, 1952. They were married for 54 years and had four children.
Eugene became a citizen in 1953.
He worked for the Mellon National Bank and the U.S. Civil Service. In 1958 he was employed as a metal articles trade specialist with the U.S. Tariff Commission now the U.S. International Trade Commission. His specialty was infringement on U.S. patents by manufacturers of foreign imports. After 1970 he served as the Assistant Director of Investigations and conducted more than 50 economic investigations of U.S. imports. He retired in 1979. He and his wife moved to Brunswick in 1983.
Eugene was a member of the First Parish Church, U.C.C. in Brunswick, and was active in the fields of Missions and Christian Education. He advocated for human rights and was a co-founder of the first chapter in Maine of PFLAG.
He enjoyed reading non-fiction and spy stories, fishing as well as creating driftwood lamps and fine sculptures. He was also fluent in English, German and Hungarian.
He is survived by his sons, Edward and his wife Rosemary of Morrisville, Vt., Emeric and his wife Sally Vogel of Bethesda, Md., and Christian and his partner Frederick Andersen of Gloucester City, N.J. He was predeceased by his son, Stephan. He is also survived by grandchildren, Marie, Leigh, Katrina and Coloman; and cousins, Klara Tomory of Budapest, Hungary, and Magda B. Carney of Norfolk, Va.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, in the Chapel of the First Parish Church, U.C.C., 9 Cleveland St., Brunswick.
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