Dear cousins,
I am sharing the very sad news that our cousin Tommy Strasser passed away early this morning in Montreal. He'd recently been hospitalized with and ulcer. A few days ago, he had further (non-COVID) complications including pneumonia and succumbed in his sleep during the night.
Tommy would have turned 95 on October 26. He lived a very full and meaningful life.
Below is the condolence message I sent his children.
Lots of love,
Bob / Gaby
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Robert G. Varady
Research Professor of Environmental Policy, and
Past Director, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
Fellow Member, International Water Resources Association
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy
The University of Arizona
803 East First Street Tucson AZ 85719
Phone 520-626-4393 -- Fax 520-626-3664
rvarady@email.arizona.edu
http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/people/staff/robert-g-varady
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Robert Varady
(Research):Thomas Strasser
Sex:
Male
Date of Birth:
26 Oct 1926
Place of Birth:
Nové Zámky (Slovakia / Czechoslovakia), Czechoslovakia
Religion:
Neology (Prewar) [Neolog]
conservative Judaism (Wartime) [Jew]
Persecution Category:
Jew
Ghetto:
Budapest (Hungary : Ghetto)
Place of Liberation:
Budapest (Hungary : Ghetto)
Liberated By:
armed forces / Soviet
Worksheet:
Jewish Survivor
Notes:
Forced (death) marches
refugee camps, Yellow Star Houses, concealment of Jewish identity
Interview Code:
36188
Place of Interview:
QC / Canada
Interview Language:
English
Interview Length:
02:11:06
Source
Title:
[Index to the Visual History Archive of Holocaust oral testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute]
Description:
Digital index of oral histories from survivors includes separate groupings of eugenics policies survivors, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish survivors, liberators, political prisoners, rescuers, Romani and war crimes trials participants; data includes names, sex, dates and places of birth, wartime locations, religions, political affiliations and additional data
12 Aug 2021
26 Oct 1926