{"id":448155,"date":"2022-05-17T05:58:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T02:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/murdered-orsolya-gaal-remembered-at-queens-memorial-service\/"},"modified":"2022-05-17T05:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T02:58:41","slug":"murdered-orsolya-gaal-remembered-at-queens-memorial-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/murdered-orsolya-gaal-remembered-at-queens-memorial-service\/","title":{"rendered":"#Murdered Orsolya Gaal remembered at Queens memorial service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cce6b427bb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cce6b427bb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/murdered-orsolya-gaal-remembered-at-queens-memorial-service\/#%E2%80%9CMurdered_Orsolya_Gaal_remembered_at_Queens_memorial_service%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Murdered Orsolya Gaal remembered at Queens memorial service&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMurdered_Orsolya_Gaal_remembered_at_Queens_memorial_service%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Murdered Orsolya Gaal remembered at Queens memorial service&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Slain Queens mom Orsolya Gaal was remembered by family as \u201cthe most beautiful person\u201d who was a devoted parent and avid world <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>er during a Monday night memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Orsolya, what a beautiful name\u2019 was the response of many when first introduced to her, though few could ever pronounce her name correctly,\u201d the victim\u2019s heartbroken husband Howard Klein said during the ceremony at the Community House of Forest Hills.<\/p>\n<p>Klein, his two sons and family and friends looked back on Gaal\u2019s life that ended a month ago when her handyman ex-lover, David Bonola, allegedly knifed her to death inside her Forest Hills home. <\/p>\n<p>Gaal\u2019s husband described his late wife as someone who loved to travel, either with him, her two sons or by herself. The Hungarian native visited dozens of countries across several continents and countless American cities, as well as many cultural institutions and parks around New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Klein met Gaal in Budapest during a Christmas party in 1994 right before he reached the end of his two-year deferment to Columbia Business School.\u00a0 After exchanging love letters and then traveling together in Thailand for a few weeks, Gaal later moved in with Klein when she got a job in New York. She moved in with Klein, in what was supposed to be a temporary stay, he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-500.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Person believed to be Howard Klein, husband of Orsolya Gaal, is seen leaving a memorial service for Gaal held at The Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills.\" class=\"wp-image-22294401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-500.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-500.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-500.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-500.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Howard Klein recalled how he met his wife at a Christmas party in Budapest in 1994.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William C. Lopez\/NYPOST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI told Orsolya she could stay for awhile, but I expected once settled in a new job she would have to move out in six months or so to make friends of her own. I had an important career in front of me I said, I wasn\u2019t ready to be tied down,\u201d Klein recalled. \u201cSix months later I put out a big matzo ball: I told her I loved her and that didn\u2019t want her to move out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After moving out of Manhattan, the couple found a home in Forest Hills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the past four weeks has demonstrated to me is my destination today and the foreseeable future remain in Forest Hills,\u201d he said. \u201cThe outpouring of love, kindness and support for our family in the wake of this tragic shock means a great deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-499.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Orsolya Gaal and family, L-R: Howard Klein, Orsolya, Leo, Jamie.\" class=\"wp-image-22294334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-499.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-499.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-499.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jamie, right, said his mother \u201cfound h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>iness\u201d in the happiness of him and his brother Leo. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">orsolya.gaal.9\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaal\u2019s oldest son, Jamie, speaking for him and younger brother Leo, said his mother \u201cfound happiness in our happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think about my mom, I think about all the work she put into raising us,\u201d Jamie said. \u201cEveryone who knew her tells me how much she loved me and Leo and it reflected in her actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaal made a big deal about her sons\u2019 birthdays, staying up all night the day before to get ready, Jamie said. When he had friends over in middle school, she\u2019d give them new a stash of snacks every 20 minutes before they finished what they already had, he recalled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-501.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Memorial service for Orsolya Gaal is held at The Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills.\" class=\"wp-image-22294410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-501.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-501.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-501.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-501.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The memorial service for Gaal was held at The Church in the Gardens in Forest Hills.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William C. Lopez\/NYPOST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-495.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Arrjuna Jack, age 30cam an electrician who has worked Orsolya Gaal and her husband for for yers cams buy to leave flowers at the house of Orsolya Gaal and Howard Klein .\" class=\"wp-image-22294279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-495.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-495.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-495.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gaal was a Hungarian native who visited dozens of countries across several continents and countless American cities.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kevin C. Downs for The New York<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d barely be done eating the previous bag of Goldfish by the time she brought two new ones,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was kind of an inside joke between me and my friends that she was so nice and accommodating and it showed what kind of person she was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie will graduate from high school next month and Leo will celebrate his twice-postponed bar mitzvah next month. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe had a passion for making her kids happy,\u201d he said. \u201cShe found happiness in our happiness. Right now that\u2019s what\u2019s important to remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A funeral was held for Gaal a couple weeks, Rabbi Mark Kaiserman, of the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, said Monday. Her ashes will be interred with family in Hungary and her family locally, he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-496.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Surveillance footage of a person dragging a suitcase holding Gaal's body.\" class=\"wp-image-22294292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-496.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-496.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/gaal-memorial-496.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Handyman and former lover David Bonola allegedly killed Gaal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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