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John J Gallahue 1933 - 2004

John J Gallahue of Maryknoll, Westchester County, NY was born on November 9, 1933 in New York, and died at age 70 years old on September 2, 2004 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. John Gallahue was buried at Maryknoll Cemetery in Maryknoll.

John J Gallahue

Fr. John Joseph Gallahue, Rev John Joseph Gallahue

Maryknoll, Westchester County, NY 10545

November 9, 1933

New York, New York, United States

September 2, 2004

Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, 10591, United States

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Introduction

Fr. John Joseph Gallahue was born to William Gallahue (1898 - 1962), born in Ireland and Nora V Scanlon, born about 1902, also in Ireland. He had three siblings - two sisters and one brother - one of which was Helen Gallahue (1932 - 2014). Highly educated - he had a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy - Father John spent most of his time in the priesthood in various places in Chile. For a while, he worked in a parish in Santiago, a change from most of his assignments, which were in small towns, working with the poor. See John J Gallahue: Professions for a full list of his parish work. John Gallahue returned to the United States at the end of his career and died in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
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1933

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November 9, 1933

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New York, New York United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Father John was Caucasian, of Irish heritage. Both of his parents were born in Ireland.
Early Life & Education

He attended Annunciation Grammar School and graduated from LaSalle Academy in June,1952. Father John the attended Maryknoll Junior Seminary and Maryknoll College in Illinois, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy (1957). From August 1957 through June 1958, he attended the Maryknoll Novitiate in Massachusetts and then studied at Maryknoll, New York where he received a M.R.E. in Moral Theology in June 1962.
Professional Career

Ordained a Maryknoll Priest in 1962, he was assigned to the country of Chile. His first parish was in Curepto, Chile. His next parish was with the Mapuche Indians in the town of Chol Chol, working with Chilean Franciscan sisters. Father John then spent 10 years at St. Albert parish in Santiago, Chile, followed by two other parishes, Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Carmen. After those assignments in Chile, he was assigned to a school in Santiago until 2003. Briefly returning to the United States, he went back to Chile for a while, then again returned to the United States, where he resided at St. Teresa's.
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September 2, 2004

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Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York 10591, United States
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Maryknoll Cemetery in Maryknoll, Westchester County, New York
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