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Mendez and his first wife, Karen, had three children together. Karen Mendez died of cancer in 1986. Their son Ian died in 2010. Their son Antonio Tobias Mendez became a sculptor. In the mid-1980s, Mendez worked with Jonna Hiestand Goeser, also a CIA officer, on rebuilding the U.S. security organization in the Soviet Union and later Russia ...
In addition to Ms. Mendez, he is survived by a son and daughter from his first marriage, Antonio Tobias Mendez and Amanda Lynne Mendez, and a son from his second marriage, Jesse Lee Mendez;...
Mendez is survived by his wife Jonna Mendez, a fellow CIA veteran, and three children. His last book, co-authored with his wife, is scheduled for release in May, according to the publisher.
Tony Mendez, who was in charge of cue cards for “Late Show With David Letterman,” as well as one of the show’s breakout oddball characters, until an altercation (over cue cards) with one of the...
Former CIA technical operations officer, Tony Mendez, whose undercover work in Iran inspired the movie, “Argo,” died on Saturday in Frederick, Md. “I think my dad would be very honored and pleased with the fact people are reaching out and celebrating him,” said one of Mendez’ sons, Toby.
Mr. Mendez’s first wife, Karen, died of lung cancer in 1986. In 1991 he married Jonna Hiestand, an expert on clandestine photography who also served as the CIA’s chief of disguise.
In real life, that man has lost touch with all his former colleagues, and his whereabouts are unknown, Mendez's wife, Jonna Mendez, told NPR in an interview last month. The movie also shows...
