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Adelaide pie maker Vilmos ‘Vili’ Milisits dies aged 72 – ABC News
The man behind Adelaide’s iconic Vili’s pies dies in Sydney following an unsuccessful lung transplant operation.
The man behind Adelaide’s iconic Vili’s pies, Vilmos Milisits has died, aged 72.
- Vilmos Milisits was born in Hungary in 1948
- He founded the Vili’s business in Adelaide
- He has died in Sydney following an operation
Mr Milisits, affectionately known as Vili, died in Sydney last night following an unsuccessful lung transplant operation.
The Milisits family moved to Australia as refugees in 1956, escaping political unrest in Hungary.
Vili left school aged 14 to work at a cake shop in Burnside, before starting…
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