Overview
- Her death was announced Oct. 29 by the Faur and Aldrin families, who said she died peacefully on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 28.
- The family said she was with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, at the time and asked for privacy.
- No cause of death was disclosed, and representatives offered no additional comment.
- Faur was a Romanian-born chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh who served as treasurer of the California Hydrogen Business Council and as executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures.
- The couple met in 2017, began dating in 2018, and married in a small private ceremony on Jan. 20, 2023, Aldrin’s 93rd birthday.