Deceased Members–2010

In Memory of Gabriel Gideon Cillié

Gabriel (Gabe) Gideon Cillié, FSA, MAAA, passed away at home in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey on November 5 after a long battle with diabetes.

Cillié was born on October 3, 1938 in Schenectady, New York. He was a retired life and pension actuary. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Union College in Schenectady in 1960. At Union, Cillié was a starting lineman on the football team and a brother of Delta Phi Fraternity. He then received a master's degree in actuarial science from the University of Iowa in 1963 and became a fellow of the Society of Actuaries in 1971. Cillié worked for 21 years as a life actuary for Prudential Insurance and later as a managing actuary for the State of New Jersey and as chief actuary for American Medical and Life Insurance Company. He was an avid New York Giants football fan. He is greatly missed by his family.

Cillié was predeceased by his parents Charl Daniel and Ethel Mae (nee Buckley) Cillié. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Barbara Ann (nee Mandel) Cillié of Woodcliff Lake, a retired schoolteacher; son Charl Daniel Cillié and his wife Barri (nee DeLoretta) with their son Gabriel Gideon, III of Hoboken, New Jersey and Warwick, New York; son Christopher Jon Cillié and his wife Amy (nee Kantrovitz) with their sons Benjamin and Evan of Cheshire, Connecticut; and son Matthew Gabriel of Woodcliff Lake. He is also survived by 10 first cousins in South Africa with three sharing his name Gabriel Gideon Cillié in honor of their grandfather.

Funeral arrangements were private and contributions in his memory to charities serving victims of diabetes are encouraged by the Cillié family.