Peter Alexander Mandics, died at his home in Louisville, Colorado on September 1, 2024 at age 87.<br><br>He was born on May 29, 1937 in Budapest, Hungary to Peter Mandics and Muriel Darday Abriani Mandics. He conquered the daily challenge of Type 1 Diabetes for over 54 years.<br><br>He leaves behind his widow Agnes (Agi) Takacs, son Peter F. Mandics, daughter Susanna (Suzi) C. Mandics, son-in law Jason Dunckley and grandson Coltrane (Cole) Mandics Dunckley. Peter is preceded in death by his son, Robert T. Mandics.<br><br>Peter was a 1956 Hungarian Revolution refugee arriving to the United States in December 1956 with his older sister, Constance (Connie) Mandics, without knowing a single word of English.<br><br>He enrolled at the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Fall of 1957 and graduated in 1961 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.<br><br>Peter earned a Masters degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963, and PhD from Stanford University in 1971.<br><br>He and Julianna (Julika) Marki married in 1968 in San Francisco, CA and divorced in 1994.<br><br>Peter and Julika moved to Boulder in February 1971 as he accepted a post doctoral position at NOAA's Wave Propagation Laboratory.<br><br>He retired from his role as Chief of Information and Technology Services at NOAA Global Systems Laboratory in 2007.<br><br>He married his second wife, Agnes Takacs in 1996.<br><br>A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday October 12th 2024 at 2 pm at Balfour Lodge (1331 E. Hecla Drive, Louisville, CO 80027).<br><br>In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.<br><div><br></div>