Gil died in a tragic car accident in 2019. Gil lost control of his car on a gravel road heading back to school after visiting his father, Jon, and girlfriend, Grace. Gil was smart, funny, and kind. He was gentle in spirit, sensitive, and hardworking, with a great future ahead of him. Since grade school, Gil was passionate about basketball. He played through school and AAU and practiced endlessly at open gyms and the local rec center. Gil’s friends meant the world to him. He loved fishing with his buddies in local ponds and rivers. He even went on a few deep-sea fishing excursions with his family. Gil loved snowboarding with his friends and family. Gil had a light about him most of us can only try to imagine having, yet he carried it with grace and humility. He was employed, working hard in school, and in the process of being recruited by several colleges to play basketball and was planning to study finance or accounting.
