Robert Louis Galloway |
| Posted 2017-07-23 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Thursday, July 13, 2017, page 5a Robert Louis Galloway, passed away peacefully at his home in Chino Valley, Arizona, on July 10, 2017. He was born April 21, 1938, in Peoria, Ill. Bob graduated from Anoka High School (Minn.) in 1956, where he met his wife Audrey (Hollenkamp), who preceded him in death (2001). He served in the US Marine Corps 3rd Battalion 7th Marines at Camp Pendleton. He had a long career in construction and was an officer of the Prescott Corral of Westerners International. He held many leadership positions in the Copper State Detachment of the Marine Corps League. He was instrumental in the design and construction of the Veterans Sports Courts Facility at the local VA Medical Center and was responsible for publishing an annual advertisement booklet with Marine Corps lore to generate funds for the detachment’s operation. Bob epitomized the Corps’ values of courage, honor and commitment. He is survived by his children, Lesley, Michael, Steven (Jutta) Galloway, and Therese (Les) Maynard; and his grandchildren, Jessica, Evan, Adrienne, Devin, Kristina, Anna, Orion, Audrey, Robert and Travis. He leaves behind his brothers, Jerry and Johnny; sister Cindy (John) Pitts; sister-in-law Barbara Hollenkamp; and friend, longtime companion, Dana Sharp. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jo (Don) Henkel and brother- in-law, Leo Hollenkamp. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at noon, at the Veterans Administration Chapel, 500 Highway 89, in Prescott, Arizona. The family has requested donations in Bob’s memory to the Hastings Memorial Fund, serving veterans in need: Marine Corps League, P.O. Box 1775, Prescott, AZ 86302 (www.copperstate906mcl.org). Arrangements entrusted to Hampton Funeral Home. |
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