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Galen Willis Obituary
Endwell: Galen R. Willis, 76, passed away on Monday morning, November 19, 2012 at his home. Galen is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Nancy (Richard) Willis. He was predeceased by his parents, Galen M. and Ruby I. (Skelton) Willis and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Hutchinson. He is also survived by a nephew, Robert Hutchinson and a very special niece, Margo Baxter and their families. He received his Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was a retired employee of the I.B.M. Corporation, Endicott and a Licensed Real Estate Broker with Century 21. Following Galen's wishes, his funeral services were private. A special thank you to nieces, Toni Kupillas and Terri Blenco and their families for their caring and compassionate support. Contributions may be made in Galen's memory to the U.V.E.S., P.O. Box 8626, Endwell, NY 13762-8626, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, 7 Livingston Street, Binghamton, New York 13903, or to C.H.O.W.
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JAMES ARNOLD HALL
April 15, 2025
Galen, Dan Wilson, and I studied together many hours while at University of Oklahoma. I was married and lived in Sooner City where we would get together to study. Loved Galen, he was a great guy. We also traveled together to visit IBM in Binghamton, NY our senior year.
December 2, 2012
Dear Nancy,
I just learned of Galen's passing. I'm so sorry for your loss. We spent many months and hours years ago on developing the mls listing input sheets for the Board of Realtors. I was always awed by how much he knew about so many things. He helped people in so many ways. Camille Link
November 30, 2012
Galen was always a gentleman to deal with. He will be missed!
Betty & Jerry Lawrence
Gloria Parkes
November 30, 2012
so sorry for your loss~ he was such a nice man so helpful & willing to help and share his knowledge of real estate and a smile.
Gloria Parkes
November 30, 2012
so sorry for your loss he was such a nice man always willing to help and share his knowledge of real estate.
lynda reino
November 30, 2012
Nancy,
So sorry for your loss. Galen was an bring man who brought much to our Real Estate profession. I always appreciated his thoughts on the various committees that we served together on.
Lynda
Kathleen LaBarre
November 30, 2012
Nancy, I am so sorry and sad to learn of Galens passing. I enjoyed his company and our many conversations around the office. He was such a good man. I'm very sorry for yours and your families loss. love and strength, Kathleen
Nancy Walter
November 27, 2012
Dear Nancy:
I have many fond memories of Galen and always enjoyed our chats when we both worked together. He will be greatly missed. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you now.
November 26, 2012
Nancy - My heartfelt sympathy to you. I was very fond of Galen. With love, Cheryl Sabath
November 26, 2012
Nancy,
So sorry to hear of Galen's passing, he was a kind man who touched a lot of lives. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Betty Tompkins RN
Lourdes Hospital
Beverly Hoch
November 25, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
helena burlingame
November 25, 2012
Nancy: I am so sorry to hear of Galen passing. You are in my thoughts and prayer helena
Debbie Drewry
November 25, 2012
Nancy, I'm so sorry for your loss - I always liked Galen and thought about the two of you frequently after you left the company. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dave and Becky Jones
November 25, 2012
Nancy sorry for your loss. I enjoyed working with Galen on Brd of REALTOR projects.
Parkway Dental Practice
November 25, 2012
Dear Nancy and family, We are sorry to hear of Galen's passing. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. We will indeed miss him. Our love to you. Sincerly,
Albert Clough
November 25, 2012
Galen helped my wife and I find our home in Hillcrest . He was a very nice gentleman We became very good friends
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