Overview
- The Faur and Aldrin families said she died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 28, with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu, at her side.
- No cause of death was disclosed; a close friend told People she had a very rare, aggressive cancer and declined rapidly, a detail not formally confirmed by the family.
- Buzz Aldrin, 95, paid tribute in the statement, saying he was fortunate to have married the love of his life and that he will miss her dearly.
- Faur was an accomplished chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, served as treasurer of the California Hydrogen Business Council, and was executive vice president of Buzz Aldrin Ventures.
- The couple met at a work event in 2017, began dating in 2018, and married on Jan. 20, 2023, his 93rd birthday, as the families requested privacy and shared no memorial details.