Zdy was a person who stood out. A listener who took everything in, he absorbed and, although he was not verbose whatsoever, whenever he spoke, everyone listened. He was a man without an ego and exceptionally modest. He would wear clothes from decades ago simply because they were comfortable. He emigrated from Germany as a child wherein he lived in a deportation camp and knew what it was like to start with nothing. He was a self made man who did not forget his roots and wanted to help others in return.