Lifetime of Wonderful Aviation Connections and Experiences

1. Thomas M. Lee
Background Pictorial
February 2023

2. Founded Inflight Trash
Compactor Company (ATI)
in 1984
150 Airline Customers
$2B+ Revenues
ATI was acquired by
Zodiac Aerospace that was
subsequently acquired by
Safran, a $25B revenue giant
with 95,000 employees globally

3. Invented Inflight Recycling Trash Compactor
Won Top Industry “Presidents Award”

4. 25+ Patents in the Aviation Field

5. Numerous Patents in the Aviation Field

6. ZEO Design and Innovation Studio
developed the passenger cabin for Uber’s
Air Taxi’s Aerial Ride Share Service

7. Fellow Hackley Graduate Dara Khosrowshahi
(left), CEO Uber in front of Cabin Mock-Up
developed by Thomas’ company Safran for
Uber Air Taxis
Magic Johnson (right)
sat in the Uber Air Taxi
Mock-Up to test for
comfort. He was
pleasantly surprised
by its spaciousness.

8. Tom was enthralled with
manned space travel from an
early age. Here pictured with an
Apollo Saturn 5 Booster he built
along with the Launch Pad &
Gantry with a young Sarah
Milligan (O’Connell)
Space Enthusiast

9. Our Company Designed & Built the Ejection Seat
on Apollo Lunar Lander Training Vehicle

10. Astronaut Ed White in our facility to be fitted
for an ejection seat used on his Gemini 4
flight. On June 3, 1965, White became the
first American to walk in space. Tragically, Ed
White lost his life in the horrific fire on the
launch pad during an Apollo1 test.
Our ejection seat saves
Neil Armstrong’s life during
test flight of Lunar Lander
Training Vehicle

11. Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 mission commander, floats safely to the ground after an accident during a training session on
May 6th, 1968. The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) exploded only seconds before while Armstrong was rehearsing a lunar
landing at Ellington Air Force Base near the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). This photo is an enlargement of a frame from a
16mm documentary motion picture recorded during the mishap.

12. Thomas takes Neil
Armstrong on Tour of his
company’s factory

13. Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11, the second man on the moon.

14. Al Worden, Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot, standing
under the engines built by our company for the Concorde Supersonic Aircraft

15. Concorde
Supersonic
I had the extraordinary pleasure of
flying the Concorde 3 times including
with Sally on our Honeymoon in 1995
London to New York

16. Boom Supersonic
Blake Scholl
Founder and CEO
Boom Supersonic

17. Charlie Bolden
NASA Administrator

18. General Chuck Yeager,
First Man to Break the
Sound Barrier

19. This is 99 year old General Bob
Cardenas, who piloted the "B-29
"Superfortess" that dropped Chuck
Yeager in the Bell X-1, known as
"Glamorous Glennis" in 1946 to be
the first man in history to fly faster
than the speed of sound.

20. X-Prize Co-Founder

21. Burt Rutan created the Spaceship
One space craft that won the Ansari
X-Prize by completing two missions
into space within two weeks with the
same vehicle

22. Mike Melvill is a world-record-breaking
pilot and one of the test pilots for
SpaceShipOne, the experimental
spaceplane developed by Burt Rutan at
Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted
SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the
edge of space June 21, 2004, becoming
the first commercial astronaut. He was
also the pilot on SpaceShipOne, the
first competitive flight in the
Ansari X-Prize competition.

23. Anoushe Ansari, CEO of X-Prize
who funded the $10M prize won
by Burt Rutan. She was also the
first female tourist into space by
visiting the International Space
Station

24. Dick Rutan, Burt’s brother set a world
record by flying around the world
nonstop, unrefueled during a 9-day
flight aboard “Voyager”

25. William Anders at the “Legends of Flight Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” in San
Diego. Bill is credited with photographing “Earthrise,” the very first photo of Earth
rising above the lunar surface that was taken on Christmas Eve, December 24,
1968, during the Apollo 8 mission.

26. André Borschberg is a Swiss
entrepreneur, explorer, pilot and
speaker. He is the co-founder of the
Solar Impulse project, the first ever
round-the-world solar flight, successfully
completed in July 2016.

27. Colonel Joe Kittinger is 91 years old and set a world
record for the highest skydive from a height greater
than 98,000 feet of altitude. He was also the first
man to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
in a gas balloon. Joe was shot down during the
Vietnam War, spending 11 months as a prisoner of
war in a North Vietnamese prison.

28. Brig General
Charlie Duke
is the
youngest man
ever to walk
on the moon
during the
Apollo 16
Mission

29. Mike Sinnett, VP and General
Manager for Boeing
 Mike’s leadership role also
includes his assignment as
Boeing Vice President of
Product Strategy and Future
Airplane Development. Sinnett
leads development of future
airplane strategies including
autonomous aircraft, total
power management strategies,
next-generation flight deck
designs, advanced
configurations and future small
freighter and passenger
airplane designs. He also
continues to lead Commercial
Airplanes Product
Development.

30. Allan McArtor, Chairman Airbus The Americas (far left), Catherine Herridge (center
black dress with pearls) is CBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent currently
based in Washington D.C. and Brigadier General Steve (Cinco) Ritchie America’s
last Air Force Pilot Ace who shot down five (5) MiG 21’s in Vietnam

31. It has been an extraordinary privilege to be a
member of “Business Executive’s for
National Security” (BENS).
We embarked on the Trident Nuclear Submarine
USS Nebraska in the Northern Pacific Ocean.

32. On this BENS event, we
traveled to the Secret
Service Training Camp in
Maryland to get a look
inside their operations
including an up close &
personal viewing of the
Presidential Limousine
known as “The Beast”

33. • Elvis presenting
I had the extraordinary privilege of holding the gun Elvis
Presley gave to President Richard Nixon in the Oval
Office.
On December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley paid a visit to
President Richard M. Nixon at the White House in
Washington, D.C. The meeting was initiated by Presley,
who wrote Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit with
the President and suggesting that he be made a "Federal
Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs. Presley gave several gifts to the
President including a Colt 45 pistol that Presley brought
with him to the Oval Office.

34. Tulane graduate Newt Gingrich. Tom served with Newt
on a BENS Business Response Task Force in
Washington, DC to improve government responses
after major disasters such as Hurricane Katrina

35. Thomas M. Lee
Co-Founder
Chairman of the Board
Morale Entertainment &
Military Appreciation
Partnerships
Created and led seven tours
visiting our troops in the
active war zones in the
Middle East and neighboring
countries

36. Neil Armstrong Apollo 11
Gene Cernan Apollo 17
Jim Lovel Apollo 13
on troop morale tour

37. General Steve Ritchie,
America’s last Air Force
Pilot Ace, having shot down
five Mig-21’s in combat

38. “Legends of Aerospace Tour” visiting troops at
a US Military Base in Kuwait

39. Neil Armstrong with X-15
at Edwards Air Force
Base after flying at
207,000 feet of altitude at
speeds of Mach 6
(4,260 MPH)
Inspecting the X-15 at
Edwards Air Force Base

40. Neil Armstrong on USS Dwight D
Eisenhower aircraft carrier in North
Arabian Sea
Neil eating
breakfast with
troops at Military
Base in the
Middle East

41. Thomas at home with Bob Gilliand (left),
SR-71 Blackbird Chief test Pilot
Louis Zamperini (right) is the amazing
hero of the book and film “Unbroken”

42. Bob Gilliland, the Chief
Test Pilot at the
Lockheed Skunk Works
and first man to fly
every version of the
SR-71 “Blackbird” that
rolled off the production
line. Tom (above)
speaks at Bob’s
“Celebration of Life”
Memorial Service
in 2019.

44. William “Mack” Brown was the Head Coach at Tulane
during the 1985-1987 seasons. He has recently been a
college football commentator for ESPN.
Mack joined our tour to build troop morale in the Middle
East in 2009.

45. Thomas M Lee on Coaches Tour 2009 on Military
Base with seven Head Football Coaches including
former Tulane Coach Mack Brown

46. President George W. Bush
with Thomas Lee in the
Oval Office upon return
from “Coaches Tour 2008”

49. Ari Fleischer, Press Secretary under
George W. Bush

50. Mario Andretti (right) on
aircraft carrier in the
Persian Gulf during “Indy
500 Centennial Tour”
Mario Andretti on aircraft carrier in the
Persian Gulf. Mario gave 254 rides to the
troops on an active airbase in Iraq in this
two seater Indy car

51. Mario Andretti and Tom on an Air
Force C130 during our flight to Iraq.
Mario (left) on the FOX News
production stage in New York at the
conclusion of our troop tour

53. Concept drawing of
“Carrier Classic” basketball
court on an active US Navy
aircraft carrier.

54. Actual basketball court
being constructed on USS
Carl Vinson in San Diego
Harbor for “Carrier Classic”

57. Night time view of “Carrier
Classic” basketball game
produced by Thomas’
Foundation Morale
Entertainment on Veterans
Day 2011

58. President Barack Obama with Thomas Lee at the “Carrier Classic”
basketball game on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier 2011,
produced by Thomas’ Foundation on Veterans Day

59. World Record First Flights
Thomas Lee Holds a World Record
Flying on the Most Inaugural Flights
of New Aircraft Types

60. My Family on Inaugural Flight of Pan Am B747
New York to London January 21, 1970

63. Original
Certificate
Inaugural
flight of B747
in 1970

64.  Charles Lindbergh (center) also joined us on the Inaugural Pan Am Boeing 747 flight across the
Atlantic Ocean. Lindbergh frequently flew to all areas of the world in his capacity as a Pan Am
board member and advisor to Juan Trippe, CEO (left). He was invaluable in making route and
aircraft decisions for Pan Am.
 When flying as a passenger Lindbergh would use an assumed name and only ride in economy,
always shunning publicity. On a flight from London on a 747, a flight attendant called the cockpit
and said she needed to talk to the Captain. When asked about the problem she replied "some nut
downstairs says he is Charles Lindbergh and wants to visit the cockpit". We asked if he had any
ID, and she brought a business card to the cockpit. The card was simple; it said "Charles A.
Lindbergh, Pan American World Airways, Board of Directors". We suggested that she bring Mr.
Lindbergh to the cockpit ASAP.

65. Although Pan Am typically named its aircraft after famous clipper ships, they
gave this aircraft a special name - the Clipper Lindbergh - in honor of the
famous aviator Charles Lindbergh. Lindbergh's widow, Ann Morrow Lindbergh,
personally christened the aircraft, then registered as N536PA, and officially
placed it into service on May 6th, 1977-the 50th anniversary of his history-
making first solo flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

66. Fifty (50) years ago, these three Pan Am flight attendants worked on the
inaugural 747 flight from New York to London. At the Pan Am Museum in
2019, we all reconnected at Pan Am's annual gala dinner where these
wonderful ladies were honored. As a passenger on this inaugural, I was so
excited to participate in this amazing reunion. After that first commercial 747
flight in history, the crew posed for pictures on the tarmac. Quite by
coincidence, all three were in those iconic photos!

67. My Wife Sally at
Southwest Airlines
1971
2022

68. Southwest Airlines
Culture Connection
Sally was excited to meet
Bob Jordan, CEO Southwest
Airlines 50+ years after she
was on the founding team
that created the airline.
I shared with Gary Kelly, Chairman
Southwest Airlines that Sally was
thrilled the famous "Southwest
Culture" she helped invent is still
thriving a half century later!

69. Aviation Industry
Media Interviews
with
Sally & Tom Lee

70. Singapore Airlines CEO Mr.
Chew Choon Seng
presented this specially
framed honor that includes
my original Pan Am B747
First Flight certificate from
1970. He also personally
signed today’s Certificate
for this A380 First Flight.

71. The Press Included Newspaper and Magazine Reporters
plus Radio and Television Media.
This crew is from Germany.

72. The German Media
were particularly
interested in this
original “Stern”
Magazine dated
February 1st, 1970.

73. This was quite an historic event. Here is
the front page of one of the
Australian newspapers.

74. Within hours,
literally hundreds of
publications around
the world picked up
the story. Here are
just a few.

75. Onboard the flight were 75+
members of the Media. This
photo was taken after being
interviewed by
Richard Quest for
CNN International.

76. Singapore Airlines
inflight magazine
“SILVERKRIS” article
for A380 Inaugural
flight

78. Media Coverage

79. A Chinese production
company is filming a five
part documentary on the
“History of Commercial
Aviation” to be aired on
CCTV with over One
Billion Viewers globally.
The Chinese production
crew visited our home in
Orange County to film
our interviews.

80. Cameras, Lighting & Sound Systems are Positioned

81. The interview begins
covering Tom’s 50 years
of Aviation Experiences
with focus on Inaugural
& Final 747 Flights

82. Wonderful Memorabilia is Displayed and Filmed

84. After a Six Hour Production Shoot the
Chinese Team Says Farewell

85. The media was recording
everything as passengers shared
their favorite stories & memories,
then embarked onto the
last United 747 flight

86. Wall Street Journal

88. Tom Interviewed Live from Hong Kong Aired on
CBS Early Show Nationwide in the United States

89. All Nippon Airways CEO,
Mr. Shinichiro Ito while
flying on the inaugural flight
of the B787.
Mr. Jeff Smisek, CEO of
United Airlines with Thomas
Lee and his wife Sally aboard
the first commercial flight of
the B787 domestically in the
United States

90. The media was
covering this first
A350 commercial
flight. CNN’s Richard
Quest conducted
another interview
with me while
midway through the 6
hour flight
Thomas Marks Lee

91. His Excellency Akbar Al-Baker,
Group Chief Executive Qatar
Airways aboard A350
Inaugural flight
Fabrice Bregier, Airbus
President and Chief Executive
Officer, during A350 inaugural
flight January 15th, 2015 from
Doha-Qatar to Frankfurt.

92. Bombardier C-Series
Inaugural Certificate

93. Inaugural
flight
certificates
for World
Record
Thomas Marks Lee

94. Pan Am
Thoroughly enjoying the “Pan Am 747 Experience” on a
sound stage in Hollywood with its creator Anthony Toth

95. Great Airline CEO’s
Robert Crandall, CEO
American Airlines
Scott Kirby, CEO
United Airlines

96. Final United Airlines 747 Flight
What an amazing experience it was to recreate the inaugural
United 747 flight during its final flight from San Francisco to
Hawaii with the CEO of United Airlines Oscar Munoz

97. We brought along the
framed original
inaugural flight
certificates for the
B747, A380 and B787

98. United Ground crews
gently positioned a
giant orange lei over
the 747 welcoming her
to Hawaii

100. Sam Chui - Aviation Blogger at National
Business Aviation Conference in Orlando
Sam joined me on
the A380 and A350
inaugural first
commercial flights

101. President Bill Clinton with
Thomas Lee at Tulane
in 2006

102. Captain C.B. Sully Sullenberger, USAir
Pilot who landed the A320 in the Hudson
River after the Bird Strike
Tom Hanks helps celebrate my birthday at
Jonathan Club in Los Angeles. Tom played the
role of “Sully” in the movie of the same name.

103. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
during a drone demonstration
showing how the Los Angeles Fire
department is launching drones to fly
ahead of the fire engines to give
them a bird’s eye view of the fire prior
to arriving on the scene.
Rudolph “Rudy” Giuliani is an
American politician, attorney, and
public speaker who served as the
107th Mayor of New York City
from 1994 to 2001.

104. Wes Bush, CEO
Northrop Grumman
Marilyn Hewson, Chairwoman
and CEO Lockheed Martin

105. Stephen Udvar-
Hazy, an
American
billionaire
businessman,
and the CEO of
Air Lease
Corporation. He
funded the
Smithsonian
National Air &
Space Museum
in
Washington, DC.

107. Tommy Tuberville, one of the Head Football Coaches who joined two of
our Foundation’s “Coaches Tours” to boost troop morale in the Middle
East. In 2020, Tommy won a US Senate Seat from Alabama.

108. Lindbergh Foundation
Board Member
Erik Lindbergh, grandson of Charles
Lindbergh who is Chairman of the
Board of the “Charles A. and Anne
Morrow Lindbergh Foundation.” Tom
sits on this Board of Directors with
other direct descendants of Charles
and Anne Lindbergh.

109. Fellow Lindbergh
Foundation Board
Member Steve Smith is
a former NASA
astronaut, being a
veteran of four space
flights covering 16
million miles and seven
spacewalks totaling 49
hours and 25 minutes.
Smith’s spacewalk time
places him in the top ten
on the all-time American
and World spacewalk
duration lists.

110. Harrison Ford inspiring young pilots to
seek a career in aviation

111. Sitting in the Cockpit of the
Spruce Goose with Howard
Hughes at the Controls

112. Wayne Newton is a remarkably talented
performer who has been entertaining crowds in
Las Vegas for 62 years. His current show is
deeply personal as he recollects all the places
around the world he has performed with so
many of the truly greats. Wayne is and always
will be Mr. Las Vegas!

113. Mandy Patinkin, star of
“HOMELAND” at the production
location during filming on the
USS Yorktown aircraft carrier in
Charleston, SC

114. Sally and I are huge fans of “Big Brother”
on CBS. We had to meet Ian Terry, Tulane
Engineering graduate and Winner of Big
Brother Season 14. We also met Laura
from an earlier season and were audience
members on the set with Julie Chen.

115. Brett Baier and
Dana Perino

116. John O’Hurley and his
wife Lisa (above) who
played the “J Peterman”
character on Seinfeld

117. Sally and I attended an
awards dinner honoring
Larry King, CNN Host
in Washington, DC

118. Gary Sinise, at Snowball Express
in Dallas Texas. Thomas sat on
the Board of Directors of
Snowball Express for six (6)
years with Gary. The Gary
Sinise Foundation has now taken
over Snowball Express.
Snowball Express Board Member

119. President George W Bush sent a message to all Snowball Express Families. This Foundation is the charity
for the children of our Military fallen heroes. At LAX, the Snowball children gathered to sing Christmas Carols.

120. These American Airlines
charters to Dallas are not
normal flights in any
respect. After take off at a
steep angle, the flight
attendants start at the front
of the plane and ski down
the entire aisle on plastic
serving trays while spraying
silly string throughout the
passenger cabin. Everyone
has a great time!

121. The following day included a
“Walk of Gratitude Parade”
in downtown Dallas to the
Convention Center

122. The Dallas Police had arranged full “Presidential Style” motorcades where all streets and freeways were
completely shut down to allow our 28 bus caravan to proceed nonstop between events as much as 25 miles apart

123. Gary Sinise – “Lt. Dan Band” walks into
the Snowball Express crowds at Dallas
Cowboy Stadium with his base guitar to
begin his two-hour performance

124. Marla Maples – former wife of President
Donald Trump at Snowball Express
charity picnic.
Snowball Express is
supported by great patriotic
Americans including:
General Peter Pace (left)
who served as the 16th
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. Pace was the first
Marine officer appointed as
chairman.
American Airlines Chairman & CEO Gerard Arpey.
This incredible airline is the title sponsor for Snowball
Express providing 13 aircraft, crews & fuel to fly into
Dallas 2,000 family members of our Military Fallen.

125. I was extremely honored to receive the
“Above & Beyond Award” in Orange
County California

126. I was thrilled our
company Zodiac
Aerospace was
asked and
agreed to donate
fully operational
Oxygen and
Galley Equipment
allowing me to
represent our
company on a
sight saving
mission to
Panama.

127. These amazing doctors and
nurses use personal vacation time
to donate their surgical expertise
on ORBIS missions to save the
sight of thousands of deserving
patients

128. Many sponsors support ORBIS.
Omega sent the current
“James Bond” Daniel Craig on
the ORBIS Mission.
This is Ray
Connor,
Boeing CEO
Commercial
Airplanes
supporting the
ORBIS Flying
Eye Hospital
FOX News Bill Hemmer is the
Master of Ceremonies at the
ORBIS Annual Fundraising GALA

129. This flying eye hospital is also a
teaching platform where local eye
doctors and nurses learn the latest
technologies available.

130. The main surgical
suite aboard the
ORBIS Flying Eye
Hospital includes the
latest technologies
available

131. Young patients are prepped for
surgery and the nursing staff
gets the operating room ready
for each new teaching & surgical
procedure

133. Extremely delicate procedures
and years of surgical experience
guides each patient through
their specific surgery

134. The following morning, with
surgical bandages
removed, these kids are
starting to see clearly for
the first time in their lives

135. “CSI: Miami” was filming
an episode that included a
murder on an aircraft in a
lavatory. The TV
production crew
approached our company
needing real aircraft
equipment to stage the
scenes. We agreed to
their request as long as
we were invited to the
sound stage during the
production.

136. The most interesting part of the studio
tour was the area where all the
prosthetic devices are made to allow
complex camera shots inside body parts
and wounds

137. This is an oversized ear and I am holding the matching
Q-tip that will swab for evidence.

138. CSI Miami Art Director show us “dailies” from the footage of our toilet being
disassembled and removed from the crime scene.

139. Covid-19 Vaccine Scientists & Everyday Heroes Honored in
Orange County – California
April 29-30, 2022

140. Sally and I were privileged to work with Doug and Lyn Freeman to help organize
and execute the Celebration of Heroes Awards Gala to honor the 12 Vaccine
Scientists who invented the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. We invited award winning
CNN and PBS News Hour journalist Miles O’Brien to act as master of Ceremonies.

141. Covid-19 Vaccine Scientists
Time Magazine Heroes of the Year
Dr. Barney Graham &
Dr. Drew Weissman Receive
Hummingbird Award at
“Celebration of Heroes”
Gala Dinner

142. National Academy of Sciences
All Vaccine Scientists with Miles O’Brien & Fabrice Delaye
University of California Irvine Graduate Students Hosts

143. Thomas M. Lee
Personal Life

144. My Home for 18 Years
I grew up in this
beautiful 7000 square
foot, 7 bedroom, 5 bath
home on 3 acres
It was originally
constructed as the
Manor House for
Gedney Farms
Today, the Gedney
Farms neighborhood
abounds with old world
charm with quiet, tree-
lined streets and homes
dating back to the pre-
Civil War period

146. Tom’s Adoptive Family
I was adopted at birth in
February 1952 by
Burt and Deane Lee
in White Plains, New York
I grew up with my two
sisters - Judy (middle) &
Cathy (also adopted)

147. 50+ Year Search Process
 Since my late teenage years, I have been
intensively curious about my biological
background
 Prior to the Internet and DNA testing,
search methods were limited and
frustrating
 Fortunately, I kept a thick file for half a
century of all my previous search efforts,
regardless of whether some led to a
dead end
 With the development of DNA testing, I
was finally able to connect the dots and
locate both birth parents
Tom at 17 Years Old

148. For 68 Years, my daughter Briana and
granddaughter Tatiana were my only known
genetic relatives
In 2019, Briana
decided to do a
“23 & Me” DNA test

149. Briana’s closest match on her “23 & Me” DNA test was a woman
named Julie Korenstein (right). They connected and Briana told Julie I
had been searching for my birth parents for decades.
Briana and Julie persuaded me to also do a “23 & Me” DNA test. Julie and her
sister Marlene were listed as my “First Cousins” with 10+% shared DNA

150. Julie and I began comparing
Family Information
I dug out my historical adoption search files from 40 years ago. I found a letter
from my father's attorney to the Director of "Family Services of Westchester"
from 1980 where certain details about my adoption were revealed from their
legal records:
"The only information disclosed by our files is that
Mr. Lee's mother was Mary Miller, born in
Pittsburgh on January 30th 1919, the daughter of
Nathan and Julia Miller. She was of the Jewish
religion, was working in advertising production in
1951, was educated in Chicago and attended
junior college in California."

151. When we compared the information from my legal search records 40
years ago with Genealogical details about Julie’s Aunt Mary, we
realized we had a match. This amazing discovery happened
exactly on my birthday in 2020. HOW PERFECT!

152. Not all the information in the legal records
matched exactly with Mary’s factual
information in my adoption records. In 1952, it
was not uncommon for mothers placing a child
for adoption to change factual details or even
make up fictitious information (i.e. different
surname, birth dates, etc.) to protect identities
& possibly prevent future contact between a
birth child and parent. But with the information
that did match and the fact that Julie is a full
first cousin by genetic testing (DNA doesn’t
lie), that meant either an aunt or uncle of
Julie’s had to be a birth parent of mine.

153. This is the first photo
shared with me by the
Furth Family and includes
Joseph Furth (Mary’s
brother in uniform), my
mother Marion (Mary) Furth
and their father
Nathan Furth

154. Blowing up this original black and white to the headshot
of Mary it becomes quite grainy & out of focus

155. Using amazing photographic Software, this image is
Enhanced, Restored and Colorized and I see my birth
mother for the first time in 68 years in all her Beauty!

156. Without these two incredible women,
I would not be who I am!

157. My grandfather Nathan and
grandmother Julia had six
children. Unfortunately, Julia
developed a brain tumor.
Amazingly, a century ago, they
did surgery, but accidentally
destroyed her optic nerve,
leaving Julia blind and impaired.
Nathan had to institutionalize
Julia for the remainder of her life
and decided to place all their
children in an orphanage
in Chicago.
In the photo at right, you see
four of the kids together in the
orphanage including my birth
mother Mary at age 6 standing
next to her brother Alex, who is
Julie Korenstein’s father.

158. How awesome to discover my two first cousins also live in Southern California!
We got together for a several hour lunch almost immediately
First Cousins Julie (Furth) Korenstein and Marlene Furth (right)

159. First cousin Phyllis is pictured below as a
child in Chicago. My mother Mary seen in
two photos within a year or two of my
birth (at left in below photo) and on the
right in other photo. The two
enlargements to the right are enhanced
using software from these mostly out of
focus old archival B&W images.

160. Along with deeply analyzing my DNA and
genetic relative matches from 3 different DNA
data bases, the Genealogical search firm
helped me build a more complete Family Tree
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161. My Birth Father
Through DNA testing,
Bela’s father is
determined to be
my birth father
Martin Kolton
This is the first photo
I received of Martin

162. My Birth Parents
Mary Furth & Martin Kolton

163. My Birth Father’s History
 Martin Kolton was born in our near Kielce Poland in 1927
 Kielce is a city in south central Poland with 194,852
inhabitants today
 Martin’s family was in the leather business

164. Martin is Sponsored to Emigrate
to the United States & Joins US Navy
 After the war, Martin is sponsored by a family in Rhode
Island and moves to the United States
 My father enlists in the Navy and Bela reports became a
Navy Seal and a Paratrooper
 Martin is deployed to fight in the Korean War probably in
the role of “Underwater Demolition.”
The Underwater Demolition
Teams (UDT) were a special-purpose
force established by the United States
Navy during World War II. They came to be
considered more elite and tactical during
the Korean War. Their primary WWII
function began with the reconnaissance
and removal of natural or man-made
obstacles on beaches prior to
amphibious landings.

165. Martin Moves to New York City
 After being deployed during the Korean War, Martin relocates to
New York City in late 1950 or early 1951
 Although not proven, this is most likely where Martin and Mary met
each other
 I was conceived in May 1951 and born in February 1952
 A decision was made to place me for adoption

166. Martin
Relocates to
Guatemala
Martin met and married Sara in
Guatemala City
He owned and operated several
car dealerships

167. Martin and Sara Had
Two Daughters
Bela and Hana are my two Half-Sisters

168. Sally and Tom have been
married for several decades

170. “Coto Living Magazine”
featured Sally and Tom
on the cover in their
March 2021 Edition
circulated to 15,000
local residents.

172. The final page of the
“Coto Living Magazine”
article featured
personal memories
from their shared
aviation careers and
lives together.

173. Sally and Tom have traveled to all seven continents and over 100 countries

174. They live in peaceful Coto de Caza, California

176. I HAVE ENJOYED A
WONDERFUL CAREER IN
AEROSPACE
&
HOPE OUR
GRANDDAUGHTER
TATIANA WILL BE
INSPIRED TO FOLLOW
HER PASSION!