Gary Callaway Obituary

Name: Calling hours for Gary Callaway
Start: 2016-05-07T20:00:00.000Z
End: 2016-05-07T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Bevis Funeral Home - Tallahassee

Gary Charles Callaway

Gary Charles Callaway, 71, of Tallahassee, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Tallahassee Memorial Health Care Center. He is survived by his wife Nanette Thomason-Callaway.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Saturday, May 7th at Bevis Funeral Home in Tallahassee (850/385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com). Interment, with full military honors will take place at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, Virginia, on Wednesday, May 11th at 2:00 PM. Gifts in memory of Mr. Callaway may be made to AMVETS (amvets.org), of which he was a past post commander.

A native of Pottstown, PA, he moved to Tallahassee in 2007 from Houston, TX, following his retirement from Hewlitt-Packard. Mr. Callaway was a graduate of Penn State University and Syracuse University Law School. He served two tours in Viet Nam as a Lt. Col. with the United States Army, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment and was the recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, with Oak Leaf cluster. Lt. Col. Callaway retired from the New Jersey Army National Guard, in 1994 as the State Medical Operations Officer.

Other survivors include two sons, John Callaway (Cathleen) and Aaron Callaway (Tricia); a daughter, Ellen Callaway; two sisters, Cathy Hunsicker and Mary Lee Spencer; a brother, Charles Callaway; and six grandchildren.

Kelly Barber of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting Mrs. Callaway with her arrangements.

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Published by Tallahassee Democrat on May 6, 2016.

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Diana & David Dampier

May 9, 2016

Dear Nan and Family,

We are so sorry to hear of Gary's passing. He was such a kind & generous person. I ran into him a few months after we had moved. We talked and "caught up" for quite a while. His smile and laughter will always be remembered, just like this beautiful picture of him. Please let us know if there's anything you need. Love and prayers to you and your family.
Diana & David Dampier and Family

May 8, 2016

SO sorry to here about the death of GARY he was a great guy,and did so much for our veterans my GOD be with the family prayers to all , MAY GOD BLESS. BILL DAWKINS.

May 8, 2016

PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS TO THE FAMILY OF GARY HE WAS NICE GUY AND DID SO MUCH FOR THE VETS MAY GOD BE WITH YOU .

TERRY IVEY

May 7, 2016

so sorry to hear about mr. callaway.he will certainly be missed.i only knew him for a short time from the care packages he put together. I was truly blessed to have met him my prayers go out all his family and friends.

TERRY IVEY

May 7, 2016

I had the pleasure of knowing Mr Callaway from the work he did with his care packages he put together so many times. What a great man he was.in the short time that I knew him I feel that it was a blessing that our paths crossed.i will keep his family in my prayers.

Nina Ashenafi

May 7, 2016

Gary will be missed by his countless friends at the Leon County Courthouse where he served as a mediator. He was a respected and generous person. His generosity and thoughtfulness was evident in his care packages of books and magazines to members of the armed forces. His life improved the lives of so many in our community and his military service contributed to the greatness of our country.
Nina Ashenafi Richardson

Kirk Lavine

May 6, 2016

Can't believe our loving neighbor & friend is gone. Gary was a gentle giant among men, so humble about all the great things he accomplished. He was greatly admired by our family, especially our sons - they only had love, honor and respect for him. We were truly blessed to have known him. We will miss seeing him walk Duke & Maybell.

Nan, we are praying for you - your loss is great.

Love, the Lavine Family (Kirk, Tammy, Uramis, Urias & Uziel)

Jeri Bush

May 6, 2016

So sorry for your loss. Gary was committed to serving his fellow veterans in our community. I had the pleasure of working with him on the Veteran Stand Down and I will never forget this passion and energy to ensure the success of this event. He will be missed.

Jed Carroll

May 6, 2016

Nan, so sorry to hear about this. Gary was a great man that put his all into caring for our soldiers. He will be dearly missed by all. You and your family will be in our prayers.

Barbara Radford

May 6, 2016

Nan and Family
So sorry for your recent loss. Gary and I worked at the Florida Veterans Foundation at the same time. He was so helpful.

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