Anthony C. Gavell ’79

Anthony died Aug. 15, 2018, in Coral Springs, Fla.

He was born in Washington, D.C., where his mother, Mary Ladd, was a noted author of short stories, and his father, Stefan, was a diplomat with the United Nations. Anthony moved to Rome with his father and brother after the death of his mother. He attended the Overseas School of Rome there.

Anthony started at Princeton with the Class of 1977; at some point he joined the Class of 1979. We do not know much about his time at Princeton. He graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., moved to Boston, and then moved to Florida, where he earned a master’s degree in taxation from the University of Central Florida. He practiced as a CPA, although his true love was music. Anthony was a lifelong student of jazz and blues, and enjoyed some successes as a composer of soundtracks for indie movie and videos.

He is survived by a brother, Stefan. The class extends its sympathies to him and to Anthony’s friends.