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Obituary for Eduardo Gatto
Eduardo Gatto, 64, died on Tuesday January 27 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was in his home, surrounded by his family. Eduardo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed his Ph.D. in the field of mathematical analysis in 1980 at the University of Buenos Aires. . His dissertation advisor and mentor was Alberto Calderón. Calderón is widely regarded as one of them most influential mathematicians of the 20th century and was awarded the 1991 National Medal of Science. Eduardo travelled for the first time to the U.S. in 1980 to do a post-doctoral fellowship at Rutgers University in New Jersey. It was there that he met his future wife Joyce and they were married in 1983. They returned to live in Buenos Aires for two years and their oldest son Jonathan was born there. Due to the fragile new democracy and financial crisis in Argentina, they decided to return to live in the U.S. in 1985. Eduardo was visiting professor at Rutgers University, University of Texas at Austin and finally a tenured professor at DePaul University, where he taught for 27 years in the mathematics department.
Eduardo cherished his two roles as mathematician and father. He published numerous articles in collaboration with colleagues from all around the world and his work made significant contributions to the field of harmonic analysis. Eduardo was an active, dedicated and devoted father. He was extremely proud of his two sons, Jonathan and Christopher. Jonathan graduated from Harvard (BA ‘07) in political science and from Stanford University (MA ‘010) in international policy. Christopher graduated from the University of Chicago (BA ‘011), (MA ‘013) in history and is presently completing his Ph.D in history at U. Chicago. Eduardo loved learning and solving any kind of problems. In 1998, he planned a six-week family vacation through seven European countries, which involved traveling with public transportation and staying only in International Youth Hostels. He mastered on his own enough basics of electricity to rewire his mother’s entire apartment. He loved opera and classical music and held a subscription to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 15 years. He was thrilled to have experienced the tenure of the conductors Daniel Barenboim (a fellow Argentinian) and Ricardo Muti. He read Rilke, Borges and lyrics to many operas. He loved his native Argentina and traveled there often. He enjoyed listening to tangos, eating a good steak , and drinking Malbec wine. Eduardo loved life, and his energy, generosity, sense of humor and wit will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Joyce (Kleckner), to whom he was married for 32 years, his two sons Jonathan and Christopher, his brother Francisco, his nephews Tomás and Andres, and his aunts Margarita, Tutú and Chita. According to his wishes, there will be no funeral service or memorial. A private cremation ceremony is planned.
Eduardo cherished his two roles as mathematician and father. He published numerous articles in collaboration with colleagues from all around the world and his work made significant contributions to the field of harmonic analysis. Eduardo was an active, dedicated and devoted father. He was extremely proud of his two sons, Jonathan and Christopher. Jonathan graduated from Harvard (BA ‘07) in political science and from Stanford University (MA ‘010) in international policy. Christopher graduated from the University of Chicago (BA ‘011), (MA ‘013) in history and is presently completing his Ph.D in history at U. Chicago. Eduardo loved learning and solving any kind of problems. In 1998, he planned a six-week family vacation through seven European countries, which involved traveling with public transportation and staying only in International Youth Hostels. He mastered on his own enough basics of electricity to rewire his mother’s entire apartment. He loved opera and classical music and held a subscription to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 15 years. He was thrilled to have experienced the tenure of the conductors Daniel Barenboim (a fellow Argentinian) and Ricardo Muti. He read Rilke, Borges and lyrics to many operas. He loved his native Argentina and traveled there often. He enjoyed listening to tangos, eating a good steak , and drinking Malbec wine. Eduardo loved life, and his energy, generosity, sense of humor and wit will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Joyce (Kleckner), to whom he was married for 32 years, his two sons Jonathan and Christopher, his brother Francisco, his nephews Tomás and Andres, and his aunts Margarita, Tutú and Chita. According to his wishes, there will be no funeral service or memorial. A private cremation ceremony is planned.
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