Pawleys Island: Ted Gagliano, 98, died Saturday, October 10, 2020, at his Pawleys Island residence, Ted was a first-generation American born in 1922 to Sicilian parents in Montclair, New Jersey. He and his four older siblings grew up in difficult, humble circumstances, but believed in the power of education to lift them up. After serving in the military, he was able to use the GI bill to attend Princeton University, where in 1947 he graduated magna cum laude in Chemistry. He then earned his M.D. at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and went on to complete a residency in psychiatry in Little Rock, Arkansas. After practicing psychiatry first in California and then in Florida for many years, he continued his education, earning a JD from the University of San Francisco in 1976 and then passing the California Bar Exam. He practiced forensic psychiatry in California until moving to Georgetown SC in 1979, where for many years he conducted a private practice in psychiatry while also acting as medical director of the Waccamaw Center for Mental Health. Ted was a communicant of Prince George Winyah Church. He was also a member of the Rotary Club of Georgetown and the Winyah Indigo Society. Ted was inordinately proud of his four children, Marty, Teddy, Mike, and Lucy, and dearly loved his wife of 33 years, Lynn, who pre-deceased him in 2019. He found comfort after Lynn's death in their beloved King Charles Spaniels, Bumpy and Buckley. Throughout his life he was the quintessential Renaissance man: he designed houses, played tennis, painted watercolors, built furniture and computers, wrote several novels, and played the piano by ear. He had a serious weakness for Porsches, from the first one (of five!) that he bought in 1973. He loved a good argument and woe be to those who decided to engage him in one! He is survived by: his four children; six grandchildren; two step-sons; and a number of step-gandchildren. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the family plans a private graveside service now but hopes to hold a memorial in Ted's honor next spring. In lieu of flowers, any donations should go to All4Paws Animal Rescue, 708 Petigru Dr., Pawleys Island in Ted's and Lynn's honor. The family will be forever grateful to the kindness to Ted and Lynn shown during the final of their lives by their caregivers, in particular Lavonia Criner and Angela Todd. Please sign a guestbook at: www.mayerfuneralhome.com The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is assisting the family.