Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1990. július-december (44. évfolyam, 27-48. szám)

1990-10-04 / 37. szám

8.

AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZÓ

Thursday, Oct. 4. 1990.

Gusztáv, Helen Jánossy, John \

The time will come - we hope not too far in the future - when an outstanding American writer or reporter will delve into the life history of Mrs. Jánossy and her family and will instantly recognize that here is the archtypical, the quintessential American success story:penny- less immigrants from a poverty-stricken country arrive in the land of promise and settle in New Jersey. Helen started to work in a cigar factory for $ 3.50 a week, and then she learned another trade: millinery. Meets a countryman, another pennyless immigrant, Stephen Janossy, they fall in love and marry, work and struggle until they can scrape up enough money to buy a house for $ 2000.- with a downpayment of $ 200.- After a period of time they sell that house and take another step on the ladder of success. They buy a house for $ 6000.- After selling that they graduate into the business-class, open a store in New Jersey. This enables them to provide good education for their children with emphasis on music. In due course everyone of their 5 boys became accomplished musicians, form their own orchestra. Two of them become members of one of the most prestigious American orchestras, the Minneapolis Symphony

Olga (Kay) Orlowski

Orchestra where they become the personal friends of the world-famous conductor, Dimitri Mitropoulos.

Doesn't this sound like a story dreamt up by a writer with unbounded imagination? Yet in the case of the Janossys, it was the woof and warp of the American life - of the American dream!

In the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, this incredible American saga continues. One of the grandchildren is a professor at De Paul University, a specialist in computer technology.

And during her journey through American life, Mrs. Jánossy remained true to the ideas of progress and democracy.

Her life was a complete fulfillment of the ^command of St. Paul:

"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoDavid Janossy Suzie Janossy

ever things are lovely...think on these things."

(Philippians, IV. 8.)

We are happy that we had been in the aura of her existence, of her love and her appreciation.

As a farewell by her children,, we submit - as a suggestion - the following poem by a Hungarian composer, Vilmos Pasty, in the native language of Helen Janossy.

t • m j

"Édesanyám, te jo asszony, Őrangyalnak rendelt Isten téged,

TÖle kaptam az édes, jé anyai, értem égé szived.

Éjjel-nappal rám vigyáztál,

Mindig jóra tanítottál,

Áldjon meg az Isten,

Áldjon meg az Isten!"

Editorial Board Hungarian Word Zoltán Deák, Editor

Helen Jánossy, the oldest reader of our newspaper and one of its most loyal friends, passed away on September 10, 1990 in the home of her son, John in Gardena, California.

As she had previously requested, no services were held for her but she did request that a small bag of Hungarian soil which she had brought overseas, was to be placed with her upon her death.

Her ashes were inurned with those of her husband in Inglewood Cemetery.

She is survived by five children: Olga (Kay) Orlowski of New York, Gustav S. Janossy of Gardena, Cal, Thomas B. Johnson of Maywood, N.J., Henry J. Johnson of Sacramento, Cal. and John R. Johnson of Gardena, Cal. with whom Mrs. Jánossy had resided since her husband's death 26 years ago.

Mrs. Janossy is also survived by 11 of her 12 grandchildren: Susan DiCarlo, Janet Lang, James G. jánossy, Theodore A. Jánossy, Karen L. Jordan of Gardena, Judy Collar, William J. Johnson, Carol Johnson, Arlene Chinea, Robert Johnson and Cynthia Johnson. She is also survived by 11 great grand-children.

****

Her passage is also mourned by the Editorial Board of our newspaper and by all Hungarian-Americans who have known, respected and loved her. She represented everything that is fine and noble in the Hungarian people: loving care for her fellow human beings, love for her family, for her beloved native land, Hungary, love of her adopted country, the United States.

Henry, John, Gustav, William, Thomas,

Mnthsr Hpinn Fathpr Stephen, Daughter Kay. (Jun.1942)

Mrs. Janossy's wedding, Oct. 1911.

HELEN JÁNOSSY 1889 -1990