Stephen Diaz Gavin

Stephen Díaz Gavin died on Saturday, September 10, 2022 in Zagreb, Croatia following a valiant fight with cancer.

Stephen Gavin was born in Los Angeles, California on November 2, 1955, son of Stephen Donovan Gavin and Alicia Díaz Gavin, née Alicia Guadalupe Díaz.

He attended St. Brendan Catholic School and Loyola High School during his childhood in Los Angeles. He received a Bachelor's of Arts in European History at Wesleyan University, a Master's of Arts from John's Hopkins University in International Relations and Economics, and his Juris Doctor degree to practice law from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Gavin spent over thirty-five years living in Washington D.C., where he served as a partner at Patton Boggs, LLC and Rimon LLC, volunteered in the local Catholic charitable community, was an active parish member of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and raised his two children, Stephen Christopher "Chris" Gavin, and Alicia Cristina Gavin.

Mr. Gavin was proud to have served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Richard Dulin Foundation for Goodwill industries, was a member of the Board of Directors for the Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation, was a member of the Camera dei Conti (Board of Auditors), Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Order of Malta), served on the Board of Directors for San Miguel Middle School in Washington, D.C., served on the Board of Directors for SHARE Food Network, was the former Chairman of the Board for the Catholic Youth Organization of Washington, D.C., and was a delegate for an international election observer mission for the Republic of Bulgaria parliamentary election in 1997.

Before his passing, Mr. Gavin lived in Rome, Italy and Zagreb, Croatia where he continued to work as a lawyer and pursue his passions of studying history, learning about food and wine at his local wine club, engaging with his community and actively participating in his local Catholic parish-Saint Blaise Church in Zagreb.

Mr. Gavin leaves behind his beloved children, his sister, D.D. Gavin Shipman and her husband Stephen Ward Shipman, the mother of his children, Kristine Elizabeth Gavin, and his loving network of family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in the name of the Alicia and Stephen D. Gavin Memorial Fund at Loyola High School, 1901 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90006.

Memorial Service information to be announced.