John William Gallivan

A true gentleman, so sorry his delightful presence has left us. He will be missed by all who had the luck to have met him. What a loss. my condolences to his family and his many,many friends. Jack was a childhood friend of my Dad, who spoke often of his kindness and wisdom.

Dear Tim, I learned of your dad's passing, today, October 20, 2012. I have been thinking of you and your family and remember the warmest hospitality you all extended when I visited during our college days. Peace to all.
S.Michael (Sparky) Evans

Dear Jack,
I just learned of your Dad's passing.
To characterize his life as one well lived would be an understatement.
My heart goes out to you and your family.

My dear cousins,
You are in my prayers while you say goodnight to your beloved father. I want you to know that a Mass will be said for Jack and for all of you tomorrow morning at St. Clare Church in Portland, OR at 0830 am.

May you have peace while we all know he is at home with Grace Mary and the rest of the family.

Lovingly,
Gert Welsh

He will be missed! Fred and Kasey Havas

Your fataher was truly a great man and I think that all his sons and daughter are just like him - truly gracious people.

Mickey & Sharee,
We are so sorry for your loss. Your father was a great man who did so much for his family and the city he loved. May he rest in peace.

To the Gallivan Family,

Your father was a wonderful person. I will cherish the memory of the talk, he gave at my great grandpa (Ben Morris) funeral as well as my grandpa (Byron Mock). The love and support your dad gave my family is priceless.

May you always dwell on all the wonderful memories you have of your father.

Ann Mock























Ann Mock

Grace Mary, Mickey, Champ and Tim:

Please accept our great sympathy and condolences on the loss of your Dad. I was deeply honored to know him as a friend and political buddy. We did some great things together from getting the funding together for the Capitol Theatre and Symphony Hall to the changes in County Government. I tried to do most everything he ever asked of me because he was special - and this state and country was so much the better because of him.

My wife Sue worked with Jack when he served as a member of the University of Utah Hospital Board in the 80's. He and Grace Mary had major impact on guiding the Hospital through hard times, and helped set the Foundation for what it is today. What a joy they were, and we are inspired by having known them.

We are unable to be there and pray with you today - my own major health issues keep me at home these days, but we, like Jack, love and celebrate the fall golden leaves, and we will keep you in our prayers and hearts.

God be with you,

Art and Sue Kimball

Mr. Gallivan -- you just didn't call him Jack if you were one of his employees -- created a family for the staff at The Salt Lake Tribune. Until this year, in fact, he graciously hosted a picnic for employees who had worked for the newspaper at least 25 years. It was an honor to attend.
As The Tribune's publisher, Mr. Gallivan sought peace and growth in the community, but he wasn't always calm about it. As a staffer, I ignited the fiery Irish in him with an expose of Westminster College's financial troubles in the early 1980s and with an editorial against the display of the menorah at Gallivan Plaza. Though I felt the sting of his anger and complained of his “sacred cows,” I knew he was just trying to do what was best for Salt Lake City residents, no matter the faith.
I will miss Mr. Gallivan but cherish the memories of him and all he stood for.

So fortunate to have known your beloved family member. A giant among men. And, a very fitting literary tribute, "Now he belongs to the ages."

Mr. Gallivan was a very kind and gentle man. He donated countless hours to answering my questions about the Kearns family and his background. I can never repay his kindnesses but I will always sing his praises wherever I go. His many good deeds have helped others as well.

Jack Gallivan has been my dear friend for over 50 years.  For many years, traveling from his home in Park City, he picked me up on the way to our weekly meeting with the Damned Old Democrats at the Alta Club.  We frequently met at each others homes for good food and lots of talk.  He took the lead in most things that mattered, not only throughout Utah, but throughout the rest of the country and beyond.  Much has been made, quite rightly of the monuments of brick and steel he helped make for us all, in the new Symphony Hall and Capitol Theater.  I worked along side him as a very junior partner on these matters.  We worked together on matters more important yet, having to do with human rights and human wrongs, of first and fourteenth amendment protection of speech and the relationship between civil society and religion; and in areas of race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and alienage, we worked together in joint harness, here and around the world.  In one of our earliest meals together in Park City, that extended into the evening, I observed throughout his home his liturgical expression of his profound love for a mate taken by death.  Near the conclusion of our several hours together, I said, "Jack, what do you do in the middle of the night when you are so lonely that you would rather die than live alone?"  He said simply, " I sing."  He then signed his copy of American music and gave it to me.  We sang together an Irishman and a Scot.  How to sing without Jack will be a challenge forever. 

Ed Firmage

Dear family and friends of this wonderful man,

My sincere condolences. I was privileged to know Mr, Gallivan when I served as staff to the Governor's Veterans Task Force, which was established during the Viet-Nam war. Then-Governor, Calvin Rampton, appointed a group of colleagues he knew to be caring, effective community leaders,and hired staff to identify the nees of our returning Viet-nam era veterans and their families. This was a controversial and unusual effort at that time.


Mr. Gallivan was a member of that Task Force. He was always willing to listen to our findings and to lend effective help to veterans and their families who were in need.

He worked with us as a friend, and has been a life-long inspiration to me.

Sincerely
Pamela Lodefink

We had the privledge of living next door to his daughter Gay and her family for eight years. We love the McDonoughs and will miss Jack just like we miss Ali. Jack was a very kind to us. Our prayers are with you all.

Jack Gallivan was not only a very good friend but my hero. In his later years when he could have been sitting in a rocking chair and taking life easier, he stepped up to the plate to use his Christian charity, his influence and his deep compassion for others to provide permanent homes for hundreds and hundreds of homeless people, many of whom had been homeless for years. I am privileged to have enjoyed his friendship.

I never met Mr. Gallivan, but I was impressed by stories about him. A couple of years ago I met his grandson Michael at a teacher conference, and he told me some amusing stories.about his Grandpa Jack. Rest in peace, sir.

Well done sir! Happy trails to you !

Dear Gallivan Family: Our Mom worked at the Newspaper Agency with your wonderful Father. When she died, he came to give his support and said of her, "she was my friend," a high compliment indeed. He has left a wonderful legacy of love and service for each of you, as well as the community members. May you be blessed with a sweet spirit of peace.

Such a true newspaperman and a gentleman. I always enjoyed a thoughtful and humorous exchange with Jack at the "Old Democrats" lunches at the Alta Club. I so loved growing up in the shadow of the SL Tribune and in learning to read by sounding out the words inside the paper. I was proud to be a journalist for 30 years, all the while knowing Jack was an inspiration.

God bless the entire Gallivan family and our community, too.

My Condolences to the Gallivan Family. I am proud to be a Gallivan Center Plaza employee of thirteen years. What a great Man who helped to put SLC on the map in many ways! My thoughts and prayers are with with John's Family.

To the Gallivan clan, " A life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives" ( Jackie Robinson) Losing one's patriarch leaves a gaping hole that never completely heals. Please be comforted though when you remember Jack's countless contributions, enormous influence,and unmatched wit and stories.
His impact will continue for generations.
Phil McCarthey

Salt Lake City and Utah has lost a true saint.
My condolences to the Gallivan, Ivers and McDonough families.

To the Gallivan clan, " A life is not important except for the impact it has on other lives" (Jackie Robinson) The loss of one's father leaves a gaping hole that never completely heals. Please take comfort though when you remember Jack and his enormous influence, countless contributions,and unmatched wit and stories.His entire life will continue to iimpact generations.
Phil McCarthey

Remember Me. Do not shed tears when I have gone but smile instead because I have lived. Line taken from Samuel Beckett's novel "The unnameable" Love to Tim and all the family.

Good night, sweet Prince! How lonely and quiet the house is since you left, but we see and feel you in the beautiful showers of lemon yellow aspen leaves that you loved so much. Thank you for all things. We love and miss you so. Our loss is surely heaven's gain. God bless. Angels guard. Happy trails 'til we meet again.

Mickey and Sharee:
Although I did not know your father personally, I have, throughout the years, read of his many accomplishments. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.

Dear Gay and Ned, I know you will find comfort in your knowledge of the remarkable life your Dad led.I want to share with you an event that happened last night at the Utah Housing Coalition Awards Dinner and Ceremony. The big award of the night was the "John(Jack) Gallivan Legacy Award" This award is given for outstanding achievement in the area of Housing for the underserved population. How bitter sweet it is that my agencie's Housing Director, Sharon Abegglen, was the recipient of this wonderful award. A wonderful tribute and moment of silence was offered for your dear Dad. The mark he left on this Community will have lasting effects. Please accept my sincere condolences and love. My thought and prayers are with the both of you and your family. Siempre, Cathy Caputo-Hoskins

Ed and I will surely miss his great spirit which I have known since 1942 when I knew him as I learned to be a reporter on The Salt Lake Tribune . A truly,great, humble, helpful gentleman.

Goodbye ole friend. You were in my life for 50 years I worked at the NAC with you in the lead. Spent memorable hours at the negotiations table with you. You were voice of reason, always fair. You were the face of newspapers in Utah.

NAN AND I CONVEY OUR SINCERE CONDOLANCES TO THE FAMILY OF JACK GALLIVAN A TRUE GIANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, HE WAS A CHAMPION FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD ABOUT OUR CITY AND STATE

WE HAD WONDERFUL TIMES WITH JACK AND GRACE MARY AND BECAME FRIENDS WITH HIS FAMILY

JACK AND I ATTENDED A CURSILLO TOGETHER IN 1966 AND DISCOVERED OUR COMMON LOVE OF A LIFE OF JOY.

OUR PATHS CROSSED OFTEN AND WE SHARED MANY CONVERSATIONS AND I WAS ALWAYS THE WISER FOR HIS WORDS

NAN AND I SEND OUR LOVE TO HIS CHILDREN AND LARGER FAMILY. MAY HIS MEMORY LIVE FOR EVER

NAN AND MANNY FLOOR