Terrell Gault

While Terrell was born on January 29, 1951, in Chicago, IL., his family moved to Wilmington DE when he was only six weeks old. By the time he was in high school, Terrell’s family had moved to Kennett Square, PA., where Terrell graduated from Kennett High School as valedictorian of his class. Terrell received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, and a M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Washington. Between those two degrees, Terrell worked for Proctor and Gamble and was a named inventor on the first US Patents for liquid Cascade dishwashing detergent and liquid Tide. Terrell lived most of his adult life in Portland, OR, and spent most of his career in the public utility sector, as a compliance manager for power plants. Music was very important to Terrell, and he was an accomplished musician on the guitar, the piano, the organ and the drums. He also sang with the May Festival Chorus in Cincinnati when he lived there and with the Oregon Repertory Singers during his early days living in Portland, OR. In high school, Terrell was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the Sydeways band. The Sydeways did several encore performances at both the 20th and the 50th reunions of Terrell’s high school class. In the sports arena, Terrell was an avid skier and tennis player, and also was a referee for Portland school soccer. Another passion of Terrell’s was wine, and he had an over 400 bottle collection in his wine cellar in Portland. Terrell was married to Audrey Egli until her death, and they had a son, Patrick. Later in life, Terrell met and married Annette Mulee. They lived in Portland for 10 years, then moved to Wilmington, DE in 2022. Terrell passed away on February 11, 2024. Terrell is survived by his wife Annette, his son Patrick Gault and grandson Jack of Portland, OR, as well his sister Lila Gault of New York, NY and brothers William Jefferson Gault of Bethlehem, PA and Wilson Gault Somers of Wilmington, DE. A private memorial will be held at the convenience of the family. Memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease.

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Terrell Gault

January 29, 1951 - February 11, 2024