A Eulogy for Their Grandfather

You may have read about Mike Gallagher in the newspaper this week and about how he was a good father, neighbor and merchant marine. But a big part of his life was being a grandfather, so, we thought about the things we, as his grandchildren remembered most about him and Becky put our memories to paper.

Mike Gallagher was our grandfather. Simple and strong. When most of us picture him, we see him sitting in his old blue recliner with a towel draped over the back and a glass of ice water on the table next to him, squeezing that weird hand-grip thing, watching a Phillies game or the Lawrence Welk Shoe. Or we picture him drining around in his car, blessing himself with his Saint Christopher medal, stopping in places to visit for a while or to deliver little gifts. Hes was very neat, and his car, (his Palace), complete with weiner whistles and funny sunglasses, was always spotless, smelling brand new.