Wolcott S. Gibbs Jr. ’57

A notable journalist and author, Tony died Sept. 2, 2022, in a hospice near his home in Ojai, Calif. He was a descendant of Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and treasury secretary under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. Tony came to Princeton from Lawrenceville. He majored in English and joined Tiger Inn, where he was secretary-treasurer and a member of the bicker committee. He lived at the club during senior year.

Following in the footsteps of his father, Wolcott Sr., the theater critic and a columnist for The New Yorker, Tony was an editor of the magazine during the 1980s. A lover of sailing and boating, he also served as the senior editor of Yachtingmagazine and volunteered with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He authored several mystery novels and was a volunteer with the Humane Society and the Animal Rescue League of Ventura County, Calif.

Tony married Elizabeth Villa, and they had two children, William and Eric. His second wife, Lynne M. Gibbs; her daughter, Madeleine Trautwein; and Tony’s two sons and their families survive him.