ALEXANDER “TOM” GALLOWAY, II ’63
ALEXANDER “TOM” GALLOWAY, II ’63 died Friday, March 26, 2004, at his home following extended illness. He was 62.
Born in Orange, he lived most of his life in Mountain Lakes before moving to Denville six years ago. He graduated from Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., in 1959, received his bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 1964, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and earned his law degree from Albany Law School of Union University in 1967. He began his law career as a principal law clerk in the Office for Local Government of the Executive Department of the State of New York (now the Division of Community Affairs of the Secretary of the State’s office); became associated with the law firm of Sykes, Galloway & Dikeman in New York City in 1967 where he became a partner in 1972; then a partner of Willkie Farr& Gallagher in 1976 when the two law firms merged. For most of that time he specialized in the practice of municipal securities law. In 2000, Mr. Galloway became senior counsel in the Public Finance Department of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, where he was currently practicing.
He was a former member of the Board of Governors of the Lawyer’s Club in New York City and a former member of the Committee for Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association. He was past-chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Law Section of Superintendents and an associate member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and the New York State Association of School Business Officials.
Mr. Galloway was a frequent speaker and panel member at forums, seminars, and functions sponsored by the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Association of Counties, the New York State Association of Towns, the New York State Conference of Mayors, the New York State Department of Audit and Control, and the New York State Association of County Treasurers.
In addition, Mr. Galloway was a member of the St. Andrews Society of the State of New York, the St. Nicholas Society, and the 1st New York Continental Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Rebecca (nee Brice); two sons, Alexander T. Galloway, III of Marietta, Ga., and Gordon S.M. Galloway of Selinsgrove, Pa.; two daughters, Heather G. Hunts of Pagosa Springs, Colo., and Meghan G. Richards of Mechanicsville, Va.; his twin brother, A. Neilson Galloway Jr. of Largo, Fla.; his sister, Jean G. Ward of Sea Girt, and four grandchildren, Samantha and John Hunts, Caitlin Galloway, and Lauren Richards.