Zsolt John Szekely

March 11, 1933 - September 30, 2017

Zsolt John Szekely passed away on Saturday Sept 30th, 2017. He leaves behind his beloved wife Margrethe of 45 years, his sons Henry and John, sisters Reka, Emese and Kinga, along with many nieces and nephews. John was born in Pecs, Hungary on March 11, to Janos and Katalin Szekely in 1933. In 1956 he graduated in from the University of Budapest as a Civil Engineer. In 1957 he immigrated to Montreal, Canada via Austria, where his two sons were born with his first wife Henriette. He was employed as a Civil Engineer on several of the tallest skyscrapers at the time, as well as on major bridge projects for Dominion Bridge Company until 1965 when they immigrated to California. After working a short time for the City of Los Angeles and Kaiser Steel, he then worked for Pascoe Steel in Pomona rising to Chief Engineer. Establishing ZJS Engineering, Inc., in 1985 which was sold on his retirement in 1997. He continued to keep busy as a consultant and enjoyed traveling worldwide with his wife and had several interesting trips with his sons, even in his later years despite some heath issues. He enjoyed reading and watching basketball and was a BIG LA Laker Fan. The last couple of years his interest in model railroading was rekindled. He will be sadly missed! Sunday Oct 15th, 2017 a viewing will be from 4:00-5:00pm, followed by a Rosary from 5:00 to 5:30pm, at Fleur de Lis Chapel, 525 W. 18th Street, Upland CA. 91784 Monday Oct 16th, 2017 Mass will be held at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church, 9135 Banyan St. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737