Anthony James "AJ" Sessa

SESSA, ANTHONY JAMES, 46, passed away on August 2, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia. Anthony (“AJ”) was born in New York on August 13, 1976. AJ attended The Buckley School in New York City, followed by The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut. He graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia where he earned his BS from the McIntire School of Commerce in 1999. AJ then went on to receive his MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007. AJ’s love of technology led him to pursue a career in software development. After stints at Vertical*i and Cisco Systems, he became Senior Vice President of CFE Equipment. His entrepreneurial spirit and leadership helped steer the company through several expansions and through the challenges of COVID-19. AJ was an avid UVA basketball fan and despite living in Virginia for almost a decade, his love for the New York Knicks never waned. He will be remembered for his sharp wit, dry sense of humor, and a fierce love for his daughters. A gentleman, scholar, and entrepreneur, always looking beyond the horizon. AJ is survived by his beautiful daughters, Victoria (11) and Anna (9), their mother, Letitia Midmore, his parents, Anthony and Donna Sessa, his brother, Christopher Sessa and his wife Lindsay (Walton), and their son, Anthony, his uncle Raymond Benza and his wife Joyce, and his cousins Kristina Sessa and Andrea J. Sessa-Sayago, and their families. A memorial service for AJ will be held at 3pm on August 14, 2023, at Woody’s Funeral Home at 1771 N Parham Rd, Richmond, VA 23229. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Up & Atom Initiative through the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, which encourages girls to seek STEM paths for their future (https://smv.org/get-involved/support/up-and-atom/). Alternatively, friends of AJ can donate their gently used computer equipment to Computers with Causes (www.computerswithcauses.org).