1943
Lawrence
2009
Lawrence Gallagher Jr
December 9, 1943 — September 11, 2009
CANFIELD - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. in The Cathedral of St. Columba, and prayers will be offered at 9:15 a.m. in the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Lawrence Francis Gallagher Jr., 65, who died Friday at his residence.
Lawrence was born Dec. 9, 1943, in Youngstown to the late Lawrence F. and Margaret E. Taiclet Gallagher. He was the eldest of six children.
He was a 1958 graduate of St. Columba School and a 1962 graduate of Ursuline High School. He received his bachelor?s degree from Youngstown State University, majoring in English and Philosophy. He continued his education with Allegheny Community College, receiving an associate?s degree. He attended St. Gregory Seminary and the Athenaeum of Ohio and later taught at Vanderbilt University and Youngstown State University.
Lawrence was a Licensed Respiratory Therapist for 34 years, serving patients at St. Elizabeth Health Center and Salem Community Hospital, where he retired at in 2000.
He was a member of St. Luke Parish and the Knights of Columbus No. 4224 in Poland where he achieved his 3rd. degree.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Corpsman during the Vietnam War, serving with the 5th Calvary and 9th. Infantry Division.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jessica Sedmak.
He is survived by his wife, the former Joanne Brajkovich, whom he married Sept. 3, 1998; two daughters, Mikaela Gallagher Whitman of New York and Jennifer Pete Craig-Ostapiak of Salem; two sons, Donald Lisa Craig Jr. of Troy and John Sara Craig of Ashburn, Va.; six grandchildren, Eric, Chelsea, Anna, Lauren, Devon and Gabriel. He also leaves two sisters, Mary Ann Gallagher and Margaret Kittiphon Prayong; three brothers, Michael Prudence Gallagher, Patrick Renee' Gallagher and Timothy Karen Gallagher; nieces and nephews Jennifer, Michael Sean, Brendan, Erin, Megan, Shawna, Kathleen, Shane, and Daniel; and great-nephews Dominic and Cormac.
Friends may call on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Charities.
Lawrence was born Dec. 9, 1943, in Youngstown to the late Lawrence F. and Margaret E. Taiclet Gallagher. He was the eldest of six children.
He was a 1958 graduate of St. Columba School and a 1962 graduate of Ursuline High School. He received his bachelor?s degree from Youngstown State University, majoring in English and Philosophy. He continued his education with Allegheny Community College, receiving an associate?s degree. He attended St. Gregory Seminary and the Athenaeum of Ohio and later taught at Vanderbilt University and Youngstown State University.
Lawrence was a Licensed Respiratory Therapist for 34 years, serving patients at St. Elizabeth Health Center and Salem Community Hospital, where he retired at in 2000.
He was a member of St. Luke Parish and the Knights of Columbus No. 4224 in Poland where he achieved his 3rd. degree.
He served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Corpsman during the Vietnam War, serving with the 5th Calvary and 9th. Infantry Division.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Jessica Sedmak.
He is survived by his wife, the former Joanne Brajkovich, whom he married Sept. 3, 1998; two daughters, Mikaela Gallagher Whitman of New York and Jennifer Pete Craig-Ostapiak of Salem; two sons, Donald Lisa Craig Jr. of Troy and John Sara Craig of Ashburn, Va.; six grandchildren, Eric, Chelsea, Anna, Lauren, Devon and Gabriel. He also leaves two sisters, Mary Ann Gallagher and Margaret Kittiphon Prayong; three brothers, Michael Prudence Gallagher, Patrick Renee' Gallagher and Timothy Karen Gallagher; nieces and nephews Jennifer, Michael Sean, Brendan, Erin, Megan, Shawna, Kathleen, Shane, and Daniel; and great-nephews Dominic and Cormac.
Friends may call on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Charities.
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