Jorge Gardos

Gardos, Jorge, 91, died Thursday, October 13, 2022 at home. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Robbins) Gardos for 30 years. Born in Budapest, Hungary, a son of the late Nandor and Ilona (Desser) Gardos, he had lived in Warwick for over 30 years, previously living in Caracas, Venezuela and New York City. Jorge was a Holocaust survivor of the Budapest Ghetto and escaped communist Hungary in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution. A concert violinist, conductor and educator, he went on to perform throughout South America, the United States, and Europe, and remained deeply committed to teaching music until the end of his life.

Jorge was also a devoted father, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his daughter Catherine Gardos Reid, her husband Michael, and grandson Reuben of Minneapolis, MN, and his son Thomas Gardos, wife Elizabeth Zimmermann, and grandchildren Noah and Sophie of Barrington, RI.

Funeral services and Shiva will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to US Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024.

To attend services via Zoom, please use the link below on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83257383760?pwd=SnZwUzlXalFhNUJ6Sk5aMTd3eUdpdz09

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