He was born in Voklabruck, Austria to Imre Komaromi and Irene Aldesku Komaromi. His mother survives in Jefferson City. Other survivors include one son, Imre E. "Tad" Komaromi, Jefferson City; one daughter, Ann L. Komaromi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one granddaughter; two brothers, Leslie J. Komaromi, St. Louis; and Stephen J. Komaromi, Jefferson City; and two sisters, Elizabeth Simons, Columbia; and Margaret K. Gooch, Hartsburg. He was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. Memorials are suggested to Community Blood Center; or ABLE Learning Center, 214 E. Miller Street, Room 206, Jefferson City, MO 65101. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam Era. He was a 1964 graduate of Helias High School; a graduate of Lincoln University; and received a Master of Arts in Education degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He was employed as a claims representative with the Social Security Administration; and later served as an educator with the Missouri Department of Corrections.