á thy ▁died ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Bé la ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁Gy ula , ▁Hung ary , ▁as ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁four ▁sons . ▁His ▁father ▁Peter ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁H ilde g ard ▁P all mann ▁was ▁a ▁teacher . ▁Peter ▁B án á thy ▁had ▁earned ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁V ité z ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁Bé la , ▁as ▁his ▁oldest ▁son , ▁inherited ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁Active ▁in ▁Sc out ing ▁ ▁When ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁about ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁their ▁family ▁inform ally ▁adopted ▁Tam as ▁Fer i . ▁Tam as ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁from ▁a ▁poor ▁gard ener ' s ▁family . ▁Tam as ▁took ▁B án á thy ▁on ▁his ▁first ▁over night ▁camp ▁out ▁with ▁his ▁pat rol ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁forest ▁near ▁Gy ula . ▁B án á thy ' s ▁father ▁became ▁the ▁Sc out master ▁of ▁the ▁" small ▁sc outs " ▁tro op ▁( similar ▁to ▁American ▁Cub ▁Sc outs ). ▁When ▁B án á thy ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁tro op ▁leader . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁B án á thy ' s ▁birth place ▁of ▁Gy ula , ▁to ▁Mak ó , ▁Hung ary ,