Otavio died Sep. 21, 2014, in a motorcycle accident in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He was 24.
He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and moved to Oswego, Ill., with his family as a sixth-grader. He graduated second in his class from Oswego High School, where he played football and was the captain of the volleyball team. At Princeton, he majored in civil and environmental engineering and was a kicker on the football team. Head coach Bob Surace ’90 described Otavio as an “engaging, thoughtful, unselfish, and exceptional person.”
Otavio loved traveling, reading, hiking, and his family. He was working as a consultant for Tractus Asia at the time of his death.
He is survived by his parents, Tomaz A. and Ana Tereza Formigoni Fleury; his brother, Ricardo Fleury; and his maternal grandfather, Gilberto Formigoni.
Contributions in Otavio’s memory can be made to the Otavio Fleury Memorial Fund, c/o CEFCU, toward his favorite charity in Vietnam.
Otavio will be tremendously missed by everyone lucky enough to have known him.