James H. Galloway

Galloway, James H.
Deerfield Beach, Florida: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 101 years of age. Predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Helen M. Galloway. He is survived by his daughter, Anne G. (Bruce) Curtis of Lahaina, Hawaii; and son, James C. (Norma) Galloway of Rochester. He also leaves other relatives and friends.
James Hamilton Galloway was born in Rochester and attended West High School. He was a 1929 graduate of the University of Rochester where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He earned a master's degree from Gallaudet College in 1932 and then pursued a career as an educator of deaf children. He became Superintendent of the Rochester School for the Deaf in 1943 and served in that position until his retirement in 1966. During this time, he provided leadership for state and national organizations of educators of the deaf. In 1963, Gallaudet College awarded him an honorary doctorate degree in recognition of his many accomplishments in his chosen field. The University of Rochester presented Jim with one of its Citations to Alumni for his work with deaf children at the commencement ceremony in 1966. He was a member of a number of local organizations including the Rochester Rotary Club and the University Club of Rochester. Jim remained active in retirement and lived in Pultneyville, New York until he and his wife moved to Deerfield Beach, Florida in 1976.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service on Sunday, September 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pultneyville Reformed Church, Hamilton Street, Pultneyville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Rochester Rotary Charitable Trusts, Inc., 100 Meridian Centre, Suite 304, Rochester, New York 14618.