Aloysius Bauer Engineer, proud of his Hungarian heritage Aloysius "Lali" Bauer of Bridgewater, N.J., passed peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 10 a.m., at St. Bernard's Church, 500 U.S. Highway 22, Bridgewater, N.J. 08807. Born on Nov. 6, 1933, in Erd, Hungary, Al was the eldest of six children. Al was a student at the Technical University of Budapest when he fled to the United States in 1956 as a refugee to escape the violent uprising against the Soviet Union. Upon arrival, he married his childhood sweetheart and they settled in Bridgeport, Conn., where he earned a degree in engineering. Al and Helen moved to Fairfield, where they had four children. Al was active in the Holy Name Society at St. Emery's Church and various philatelic societies. He was an avid stamp collector, family photographer, travel enthusiast and the ultimate handyman. He worked as an electrical and traffic engineer in Norwalk for many years. In 1976, the family moved to Bridgewater, N.J., where Al worked at various engineering firms. He retired in December of 2000 from the New York Port Authority at the World Trade Centers in New York City. Al loved his homeland and annually exhibited at the Hungarian Festival in New Brunswick, N.J. His exhibits strove to teach festival-goers about Hungarian culture and history. This was a pride and a love he instilled in his children, and he relished teaching all people about Hungary. For 62 years, Al was the beloved husband of Helen (Ilona Vajda) Bauer. He was the father of Helen (Oster), Susan and husband John Terracciano, Alice and husband Scott Bauer-Montgomery, and Al and wife Lydia Bauer. He is survived by his 10 cherished grandchildren, Erik, Amy, Michael, Rachael, Thomas, Robert, Elena, Francesca, Gabriella and Serafina, and two adored great-grandchildren, Jackson and Jayden. In addition to his immediate family, Al is also survived by his sister, Julianna Gieger, and brother, Istvan Bauer, in Hungary, and various nieces and nephews in both Hungary and the United States.