- Date Of Birth: November 19, 1930
- Date Of Death: February 9, 2021
- State: Pennsylvania
James William Gallagher, of Jersey Shore, passed away peacefully at 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 9, 2021.
Born on Nov. 19, 1930 in Dushore, Sullivan County, to Mark and Josephine (Cox) Gallagher, Jim was the youngest of four children. Growing up during the Great Depression, Jim was raised first by his older sisters Jean and Frances, and then by his Uncle Jack Cox and Grandmother Jennie Baker Cox. It was here he learned integrity, commitment, the importance of family and to never give up, no matter how difficult the circumstances.
Jim graduated from Dushore High School in 1948, and then went to work for Ma Bell in Brooklyn, N.Y. for a year before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He returned to Dushore for a visit and met his future wife, Veronica Ann Stabryla. They were married in Hawaii in 1952, during Jim’s first duty station at Hickham Air Force Base.
Also, during this time, Jim started a local chapter of SERTOMA in Williamsport.
Jim was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader for his boys, and would always include the neighborhood children in all of their activities. At Clarke School, Mr. Hunter coaxed Jim to be a scoutmaster with him for a year. At Boy Scout camp, he taught many things not normally taught, giving depth and appreciation of the outdoors. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman and loved picking wild berries in the woods.
Jim is survived by his family; his loving wife of 69 years, Veronica Ann Gallagher of Jersey Shore. Together they had six children; James Gallagher (Shelley), Veronica Dunnington, Janette Stewart (Douglas), Michael Gallagher, Nelson Gallagher (Vicki), and Paul Gallagher (Torrey); grandchildren: James Gallagher, Ryan Gallagher, Montel (Gallagher) Wilkinson, Nolan Gallagher, Reuben Dunnington, Tiffany (Dunnington) Dillinger, Jane Gallagher, Jack Stewart, Douglas Stewart, Jr., Elizabeth (Stewart) Merrill, Shane Gallagher, Jaye Anne (Gallagher) Beringer, Nathan, Michela , Ethan, Noah, Liam, Nara and Tavi Gallagher; great-grandchildren: James, Collin, Logan, William, Lillian, Leilani and Madeline Gallagher, Matilda, Henry and Beatrice Wilkinson, Aiden Dunnington, Kaylee Dillinger, Ava, Isabella and Hudson Merrill, Olivia and Parker Stewart, Isabella, Xavier and Alowynne Beringer; nieces and nephews: Susan Brisson, Sandra Gallagher, Jack Calaman, Joanne Kizer, Patti Meredith, Mark Calaman, Tom Calaman, Tammy Farley, and Tim Farley and their families.
