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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Beeville lost an admired civic leader |
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with the passing of former mayor John Wilbur Galloway Sr. on |
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July 21, 2025, at the age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Charles Thomas Galloway and Mary Jane |
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Galloway, John Galloway was born in Beeville on July 29, 1939; while |
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still a student at A. C. Jones High School, he became deeply |
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involved in community affairs; in 1960, he joined the mortuary |
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founded by his grandfather, driving ambulances and assisting with |
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memorial services; he ably managed Galloway & Sons Funeral Home |
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from 1974 until his retirement in 2025; over the course of his long |
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and rewarding career, he was a generous mentor to a number of |
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younger professionals; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Galloway served as mayor of Beeville during the |
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1970s and '80s; his noteworthy decade-long tenure brought myriad |
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infrastructure improvements, including street paving, sewage |
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lines, and construction of the fire station, city hall, and water |
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treatment plant; in addition, he oversaw completion of the airport |
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and a 200-acre park, and his guidance as president of the Western |
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Week Association was instrumental in the group funding the |
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development of the Bee County Coliseum and adjacent buildings; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Galloway gave freely of his time |
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and talents to a host of local groups and civic organizations, |
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including the Kiwanis Club, Bee County Red Cross, Boy Scouts of |
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America, Beeville Economic Development Corporation, and Knights of |
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Columbus, and Saint Joseph Catholic Church; in addition, he was |
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appointed by two governors to the Nueces River Authority; he |
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coached Little League for many years, benefiting youth in Bee and |
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Live Oak Counties, and he enjoyed taking his players to Houston |
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Astros games and treating them to hot dogs and sodas; he also |
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founded Bids for Kids to raise funds for FFA and 4-H projects; for |
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more than a half century, he awarded the champion belt buckles at |
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the Bee County Junior Livestock Show and Live Oak County Fair; among |
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numerous impactful endeavors, he launched an appreciation dinner to |
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honor first responders; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted family man and dedicated public servant, |
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John Galloway will be deeply missed, but those who were privileged |
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to share in the richness of his life will forever treasure their |
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memories of his kindness, sense of humor, and deep commitment to his |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life of John Wilbur |
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Galloway Sr. and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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family: to his wife, Elizabeth Ann Galloway; to his children, John |
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Wilbur "Wil" Galloway Jr. and his wife, Terri, Charles Andrew |
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"Andy" Galloway and his wife, Nicole, and Mary Beth Atzenhoffer and |
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her husband, Steve; to his seven grandchildren and two |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and friends; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of John Galloway. |