1935 - 2023

Gil Vasco Silva passed away in his home in Stamford, CT on September 16th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.

Gil was born in Shanghai, China on October 30th, 1935 to Eduardo Jose da Silva and Anna Marie Figueiredo da Silva. He attended secondary school at Chevalier College in New South Wales, Australia and then lived in Hong Kong where he attended King George V School.

He began his undergraduate studies in Tokyo at Sophia University.
In 1957, he immigrated to the United States with his parents, arriving by ship at San Pedro Harbor in California, then traveled by train to New York City. Upon arrival, he enrolled at Fordham University and was hired as a credit trainee at Chase bank. After working full-time and attending college at night for six years, he earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting.

On May 29th, 1962, Gil proudly became a U.S. citizen. In October that same year, he met and fell instantly in love with his future wife, Mary Carol Cromack. Eight months later, they married in Kingston, Pennsylvania near Carol's hometown of Forty Fort, PA, and lived together in Queens, NY. Gil and Carol welcomed their first child, a son, Gil Todd Silva in 1964.

In April 1966, Gil was hired as a treasurer at JA Sexauer Corporation, a family owned plumbing distribution company in White Plains, NY. Two weeks later, they were blessed with their second child, a girl, Lee Tracy Silva. Because family was the most important aspect of his life, he moved his wife and children to White Plains so that no time would be wasted commuting between his job and his home in Queens.

Gil worked at Sexauer Corp. for 35 years and was promoted to president of the company by the age of 40. He retired at the age of 66 but never stopped working. He advised entrepreneurs as a mentor/coach at SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), consulted for various businesses, and served as a board member for the Sexauer charitable foundation. A very important part of his life was his membership in the Young Presidents Organization, the World Business Council, and later the Alpha Group, where he made lifelong friends whom he considered his brothers. Until the age of 87, he commuted daily by train to his office in Manhattan.

As successful and accomplished as he was professionally, he treasured his family the most of all and took great joy in his close relationships with each one of them. He is survived by his loving wife Carol, with whom he celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary in June of this year. He is also survived by his two children, Todd and Tracy Silva, their spouses Ofelia and

Stephen, and his five grandchildren Sofia, Tatiana, Tyler, Bailey, and Christian.
All who knew Gil will surely cherish the relationships they had with him, miss his presence in their daily lives, and God willing be with him again some day.

There will be a visitation on Thursday, September 21st from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 2900 Summer St., Stamford, CT. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, September 22nd at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 920 Mamoroneck Ave., White Plains, NY.

Condolences may be offered at www.leopgallagherstamford.com