David Gant, age 59, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 7, 2026, from melanoma cancer.

David was born and raised in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by his parents, John and Mary Judith Gant, and he lived an adventurous childhood with his brother, John Paul Gant. David's faith was central in his life. He grew up at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale. He and his wife, Loren, have been members of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church for two decades.

David was fiercely intellectual, clever, and a true Renaissance man. He was an avid and devoted outdoorsman and fisherman, and he loved Florida’s wildlife and sharing his knowledge of Florida with his son, Nate.

David attended Stephen Foster Elementary School and New River Middle School, having graduated from high school at Westminster Academy (‘84) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before studying Business/Finance at Stetson University (‘88) and obtaining his Master of Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University (‘90).

After graduating with an MBA, David gained corporate experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Johnson & Johnson. He then joined Marcus & Millichap (M & M) in the Fort Lauderdale office, where he had been working to present as a Commercial Real Estate broker (First Vice President), having been with the firm for 27 years, representing private and institutional clients on investment property sales throughout the Eastern United States.

David was preceded in death by his father, John E. Gant and is survived by his wife of 23 years, Loren, his son, Nate, almost 15 years old (Fort Lauderdale), and his brother, Paul, his sister-in-law Fran, and their daughter Ava (Maryland), as well as his mother, Mary Judith (Tennessee), and his Uncle Robert and Aunt Betty (Tennessee).

A Celebration of Life service is being held in David’s honor on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5555 N. Federal Highway, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.