Richard Warren Galloway

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Richard Warren Galloway. Born, Feb 9, 1933 sadly passed away Oct 19, 2025. He will be buried next to his wife, Joan Santantonio Galloway in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Richard felt his sacrament of marriage with Joan was the most important in his life. They committed together, in front of God their love for each other and to raise their family in the Catholic Church.

They met in Washington, DC near where Richard was stationed in the Navy as a medic. Richard had come down to start taking medical school classes at George Washington University, part-time on weekends and nights while still in the Navy.

Falling for Joan, they were married a year later. Together they had 10 children in the next 10 years. Christopher Steven, Valerie Ann, Pamela Ann, Steven Mitchell, Alison Elaine, Evan Michael, Emily Jo, Mary Fredericka, Richard Warren, Jr., and Rogers Lee Galloway.

Retiring from medical school classes at GW to find a job vs medical school with a growing family. Joan was a registered nurse from Cleveland, Ohio and working in Washington DC. Soon, in 1956, Richard would retire from the Navy. He and Joan would move to settle in Richmond, Virginia where they would each find new jobs and grow their family. Learning together as they grew their family and Catholic Faith at St Mary’s Church, Farmington Virginia, a suburb of Richmond. A fan of tennis, a highlight was seeing Arthur Ashe play a tennis tournament at Byrd Park.

Mass will take place Friday, November 7th at 12 Noon at St. Mary Church in Charlevoix, MI with Fr. Peter Wigton officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the time of Mass. Richard will be laid to rest next to his wife Joan in St. Mary's Cemetery also in Charlevoix immediately following the service.

Arrangements are coordinated with Hedges-Scott-Millard Funeral Homes of Camdenton, MO, and the Charlevoix Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes.