Alázattal a közösség szolgálatában
Búzás Árpád élete
Búzás Árpád 1940. április 27-én született Szovátán. Édesapja, Búzás András tanár, kántor-tanító, édesanyja, Ilona háztartásbeli volt. Édesanyját négy éves korában elvesztette. Gyerekkora első éveit Szovátán töltötte, majd a családnak falura kellett költöznie, mivel édesapját áthelyezték. „Római katolikus családból származott, aki a kommunista rendszerben is nyíltan vállalta és gyakorolta vallását, annak ellenére, hogy ez a magatartás abban az időben a hatóságok nemtetszését váltotta ki.” Az akkori politikai helyzet miatt V-VII. osztályos tanulmányait román nyelven végezte. Ezt követően, bár felvételizett Marosvásárhelyen a román középiskolába, nem vették fel. „Nem hangzott jól a neve.” Így került az akkori Iosif Rangheț (1956-tól Bolyai Farkas) Magyar Tannyelvű Fiú Líceumba. A vidám diákéveket követően, 1956-ban fejezte be középiskolai tanulmányait.
Sikertelen egyetemi felvételijét követően, Marosvásárhelyen elvégezte a három éves gyógyszerészeti technikumot. Itt ismerkedett meg leendő feleségével, a sepsiszentgyörgyi születésű Török Hertával. Hosszú udvarlás után 1967-ben házasodtak össze.
1962-ben nyert felvételit a Temesvári Egyetem Kémia Karára, ahol tanulmányai befejeztével tanársegédi állást ajánlottak fel neki. Családjára való tekintettel nem fogadta el ezt az akkor rangos munkalehetőséget, hanem a Medgyesen frissen alapított Gáz Kutató Intézetben (Chimigaz), foglalta el kutatómérnöki állást, ahol nyudíjas koráig kiváló szakemberként dolgozott. Munkaévei során tizenhat szakközleményt és tizenegy tanulmányt közölt, illetve tizennyolc bejegyzett találmánya volt. Nyugdíjaztatását követően is, kollégái nagy örömére, évekig bejárt, szinte napi szinten és segített kollégáinak az éppen aktuális kutatások végzésében.
Bató Erzsébet egykori munkatársa így emlékszik vissza rá: „minden munkatársával jó emberi viszonyban volt. Sokszor nem volt könnyű az akkori rendszer rejtett vagy nyílt nyomásait elhordozni, de ő ellenállt. Hivatalos aktákban a nevét is torz alakban írták.
Belföldön és külföldön elismert szakember volt. Megbízható, nagy tudású és alázatos ember. Sokszor voltunk nyomasztó helyzetben, amikor ellenörző csoportok érkeztek a központból. Ilyenkor a gyári vezetőség inkább őt küldte, hogy képviselje a gyárat és a helyzetet.
Készítették:
Catalan Stefania, Vajda Szilvia, László Bernadett Judit
Projektvezető és szakmai irányító:
Wenzel-Gazdag Erzsébet
A teljes dolgozat, valamint a kisfilm megtekinthető az EMKE székházában. A dolgozatok szerkesztett szövege megjelenik a Művelődés c. folyóiratban. A projekt kisfilmjei, válogatás után, részletekben helyet kaphatnak a Román Televízió kolozsvári szerkesztőségének magyar adásában.
RO
Cu smerenie în slujba comunității
Viața lui Búzás Árpád
Búzás Árpád s-a născut pe 27 aprilie 1940 în Sovata. Tatăl său, Búzás András, a fost profesor, cantor-profesor, iar mama sa, Ilona, a fost casnică. Și-a pierdut mama când avea patru ani. Primii ani ai copilăriei i-a petrecut în Sovata, apoi familia a trebuit să se mute în sat, deoarece tatăl său a fost transferat. “Provenea dintr-o familie romano-catolică, care și-a îmbrățișat și practicat deschis religia chiar și în timpul regimului comunist, în ciuda dezaprobării autorităților de la acea vreme.” Din cauza situației politice de la acea vreme, a absolvit clasele V-VII cu predare în limba română. Ulterior, deși a aplicat la liceul românesc din Târgu Mureș, nu a fost admis. “Numele lui nu suna bine.” Așa că a ajuns la Liceul de Băieți de Limbă Maghiară Iosif Rangheț din acea vreme (din 1956 Bolyai Farkas). După o viață fericită de student, și-a terminat studiile secundare în 1956.
După ce nu a reușit să intre la facultate, a urmat o școală tehnică de trei ani de farmacie la Târgu Mureș. Aici a cunoscut-o pe viitoarea sa soție, Török Herta, născută la Sfântu Gheorghe. După o lungă perioadă de curtare, s-au căsătorit în 1967.
În 1962, a fost admis la Facultatea de Chimie a Universității din Timișoara, unde i s-a oferit un post de asistent universitar la terminarea studiilor. Nu a acceptat această ofertă de muncă prestigioasă de atunci din cauza familiei sale, ci a acceptat un post de inginer de cercetare la nou înființatul Institut de Cercetare a Gazului (Chimigaz) din Medgyes (Mediaș), unde a lucrat ca specialist de marcă până la pensionare. În timpul anilor de activitate a publicat șaisprezece lucrări tehnice și unsprezece studii și a înregistrat optsprezece invenții. Chiar și după ce s-a pensionat, spre bucuria colegilor săi, a continuat să viziteze Institutul aproape zilnic timp de mulți ani și și-a ajutat colegii în desfășurarea cercetărilor lor.
Bató Erzsébet, o fostă colegă, își amintește de el astfel. De multe ori nu a fost ușor să se opună presiunilor ascunse sau deschise ale sistemului de la acea vreme, dar a rezistat. Chiar și în dosarele oficiale, numele său era scris într-o formă deformată.
A fost un profesionist respectat în țară și în străinătate. A fost un om de încredere, bine informat și umil. De multe ori ne aflam într-o situație de opresiune atunci când echipele de contracarare veneau de la sediul central. În astfel de cazuri, conducerea fabricii a preferat să îl trimită să reprezinte fabrica și situația.
EN
With humility in the service of the community
The life of Búzás Árpád
Árpád Búzás was born on 27th of April 1940 in Szováta (Sovata). His father, András Búzás, was a teacher, cantor-teacher, his mother, Ilona, was a housewife. He lost his mother when he was four years old. He spent the first years of his childhood in Szováta (Sovata), and then the family had to move to the village because his father was transferred. “He came from a Roman Catholic family, who openly embraced and practiced his religion even under the communist regime, despite the disapproval of the authorities at the time.” Due to the political situation at the time, he completed his V-VII grades in Romanian language. Subsequently, although he applied to the Romanian secondary school in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mures), he was not admitted. “His name did not sound right.” So he ended up at the then Iosif Rangheț (from 1956 Bolyai Farkas) Hungarian Language Boys’ Lyceum. After a happy student life, he finished his secondary education in 1956.
After his unsuccessful university admittance, he completed a three-year pharmaceutical technical school in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mures). Here he met his future wife, Herta Török, born in Sepsiszentgyögy (Sfântu Gheorghe). After a long courtship, they got married in 1967.
In 1962, he was admitted to the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Timisoara, where he was offered a teaching assistantship upon completion of his studies. He did not accept this prestigious job offer because of his family, but took a position as a research engineer at the newly founded Gas Research Institute (Chimigaz) in Medgyes (Mediaș), where he worked as a distinguished specialist until his retirement. During his working years he published sixteen technical papers and eleven studies and had eighteen registered inventions. Even after his retirement, much to the delight of his colleagues, he continued to visit, almost daily, for many years and assisted his colleagues in the conduct of their research.
Erzsébet Bató, a former colleague, recalls: ‘He had a good human relationship with all his colleagues. It was often not easy to fend off the hidden or open pressures of the system of the time, but he resisted. Even in official files, his name was written in a distorted form.
He was a recognized expert at home and abroad. He was a reliable, knowledgeable and humble man. Many times we were in an oppressive situation when inspection teams came from headquarters. In such cases, the factory management preferred to send him to represent the factory and the situation.
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