Anton Sovetov.Photo: Yale University
Nearly three months after Yale University employee Anton Sovetov was reported missing in early February, his body was found in New York.
On Saturday, the body of Sovetov, a 44-year-old graphic designer for the Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications, was found on the Long Island shoreline, the universityannouncedin a statement on Wednesday.
Sovetov’s body was found in an area across from New Haven, Connecticut, according toNBC News. The Long Island Sound is between New York and Connecticut, and Yale is located in New Haven.
“We will continue to do all we can in the face of this terrible tragedy,” Yale Chief of Police Ronnell Higgins said in a statement.
Sovetov was last in contact with his Yale colleagues on Feb. 4, the school said. The following day, he was seen on a security camera walking toward his apartment shortly before 6 p.m.
He was reported missing on Feb. 9.
“We mourn Anton’s loss,” Vice President for Communications Nate Nickerson said in a statement. “Anton was a wonderful, devoted colleague with uncommon talent. His work honored and added to Yale’s legacy of exceptional graphic design. We will miss him dearly.”
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Sovetov was born and raised in Russia before moving to New Haven in 2014 as a student at the Yale School of Art, where he obtained his master’s degree, according to anobituary. Just months after graduating, he joined the Office of the University Printer as a Rollins Fellow.
“He was one of the most talented designers I have worked with,” said University Printer John Gambell, who hired Sovetov.
Although he “spoke often of Russia and of his mother,” who still lives in St. Petersburg, Sovetov wanted to continue his life in the U.S. and was in the process of getting a Green Card, per the obituary.
“He had the eyes of an artist and the ear of a professional,” said Nickerson. “Anton was a star, and I will miss him terribly.”
source: people.com
