For photos of some of his hats over the last few years, Click Here.

News 5 is reporting the passing of Avtar Gil. You may have known him as the Hat Guy. Avtar was a fixture at just about every public event in Downtown Cincinnati. He made his own hats commemorating elections, games, visitors, and openings.
Whenever I ran into him, he'd ask me to take his picture and share it with Bill Cunningham, (who also was mentioned on a couple of Avtar's hats.). Avtar was non-partisan. He made hats for Democrats and Republicans alike, seeing himself as an ambassador and a promoter of Cincinnati.
For photos of some of his hats over the last few years, Click Here.
The cause of death, and Avtar's age, have not been released.






