 He is married to Anna Pestell and has two children.In 1984 Pestell won the WA State running (5,000 meters track, 10,000 meters road) and walking championships (5,000 m, 20K and 50K).Gégény

Gégény is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.