Mark Gallagher

I received this email from Legacy suggesting I take a moment to remember Mark and interestingly enough he actually did come to mine about three days ago out of the blue and I enjoyed some moments to stop and think and remember him and it was a joy to have him come to mind and now I have the opportunity to share the memory of a really special person that was clearly loved and remembered. RIP Pease Mark ... i´m grateful for the friendship you offered me in our short friendship as coworkers....

I didn't personally know Mark, but in the 60's my friends and I saw The Saints every chance we could. I'll never forget Mark singing My Generation as he would run around and use the entire stage as he sang each line. Right side, left, behind an amp. What an exceptional performer Mark was, and with Mike Bean, they should have been a nationally known band! I found this obit when I was curious if Mark was still with us.

I know this is late, yet never lest meant
Mark was a huge part of my years as a teen as were many of our group during the Troy era1966-19. He taught our
parakeet to say eat me much to my dads consternation R.I.P. Markus Galeeger( dads name for him)

One of the BEST young vocal entertainers during the 60's, ever, and beyond... I met and talked with Mark while we were performing (The Dutch Masters) at the Valley View Club in Frankfort, IL... He had just left the Saints to Join the Troys. Later he told me he was thinking of joining a band called The Litter. Mark loved music. It was deeply embedded in his life and soul...

MY FIRST MEMORIES WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL WERE OF MY BROTHER MARK AND I SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY PARENT'S CAR WHEN I WAS ABOUT TWO. FROM THAT DAY ON MY OLDER BROTHER WAS MY IDOL AND I ADORED HIM.AS WE GREW OLDER,HE STILL WAS MY HERO AND WHEN HE AND SAMMY L. WERE AT RICH CENTRAL H.S,THEY WERE THE GUYS EVERYONE WANTED TO BE LIKE. THE COOL GUYS AND ALL THE GIRLS USED TO CALL ASKING FOR MARK CONSTANTLY. HE WAS THE GUY THAT INSPIRED IN ME MY GREAT LOVE OF MUSIC AND DEFINITELY SHAPED WHO I...

In the 70s I admired many of the talented people in this guestbook, slightly older than me. To me they were and still are icons. In the late 60s or so, I used to see Mark play with the Troys at the Park Forest tennis courts and loved his vibrato and intensity. My favorite was "The Look of Love" rendition by Burt Bacarach which taught me that rock can include songs from the older Martini culture. But I never thought I would meet him and become close friends. I met Mark through Kenny Gubbins...

Some of my most cherished memories of my Youth, in and around Park Forest, with Mark. So many adventures, Like the time we went To Southern Iillinois Univ, to see some girl,and his 56 Nomad blew up 1/2 way there, and of course we didnt have any money. And the Music, Mark's covers of the Vanilla Fudge tunes used to just amaze me. One of the sad things is that now that I play Music, I'll never get to play with Mark. I won't forget you old friend