Eugene D. Hallock Jr.

ALBANY Eugene DeForest Hallock Jr., 87, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at his home. Born in Buffalo, he was the son of the late Eugene and Dorothy Ellen Haines Hallock. He was a U.S. Navy Sea Bee World War II veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Hallock came to Albany from Buffalo in 1937 and formed the Hudson River Construction Company Inc. with his boyhood friend, Frederic Stutzman. Their company continues to operate under the leadership of both families. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Union, 106 and both the Albany Elks and American Legion. Mr. Hallock was a board member of Catholic Charities and a founding member of Hope House and Arbor House. He was a longtime communicant of St. Teresa of Avila Church. He also was a past president of the Albany Sons of St. Patrick. He was an active member of the Sea Bees Island X-10 Chapter and a life member of Wolfert's Roost. As a youth he earned his Eagle Scout Award. He was the husband of the late Mary Smyth Hallock; dear father of Eugene D. Hallock III (Alexandra) of Loudonville, Katherine H. Pennington (Benjamin) of Warwick, R.I. and Peter S. Hallock (Renee) of Latham; beloved grandfather of Elizabeth, Eugene IV and Alexandra, Katherine and Sarah and Rachel and Abigail; brother of the late John C. Hallock, Dorothy H. Hardy and Herbert Roosa; several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services Thursday at 8:00 a.m. from the McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany thence to St. Teresa of Avila Church at 9:00 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Interment will follow the Mass in St. Agnes Cemetery. Those wishing to remember Eugene and his family in a special way may send contributions to the Mary Smyth Hallock Scholarship Fund at the Academy of the Holy Names, 1073 New Scotland Rd., Albany, NY 12208.