Edward M. Gallagher, Sr.

Edward M. Gallagher Sr. passed away on June 20th 2023.  He is survived by his wife Patricia of 43 years, his son Edward Gallagher Jr., his stepsons Barry Nelson and Michael Gallagher and his brother Howard Gallagher III.

He was predeceased by his parents Howard Gallagher Jr. and Margaret Gallagher and his grandparents Howard J. Gallagher, Ann Gallagher, Edward S. Fry and Ethel Fry.

Edward attended Chester public school through 9th grade and thereafter attended Archmere Academy graduating in 1964.  He was a 1968 graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and a 1971 graduate of American University Law School.  He also received a Master of Laws in Taxation from Temple University Law School.

Ed practiced law in Pennsylvania and Maryland for over 40 years.

During high school and college, he was a member of the football team.  During his lifetime, he owned several boats which he kept on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.  He enjoyed sharing his boats with his friends.  He enjoyed short boat rides and extended cruises through the Chesapeake Bay, Intracoastal Waterway and up the Hudson River in NY.

He was a member of the Delaware County and Pennsylvania and Maryland Bar associations.

A funeral mass will be held in his honor on Tuesday June 27th at 11am at Nativity B.V.M. Church, 30 E. Franklin St., Media, PA with visitation at 10am.