Paul Leigh Gallup1

M, #43839, b. Dec 13, 1945, d. Apr 1, 2005
Father*Weldon Leigh Gallup1 b. Oct 11, 1925, d. Dec 28, 1985
Mother*Glee Bernice Whitcomb1 b. Feb 19, 1924, d. Oct 30, 2004

Chronological Events

Birth*Dec 13, 1945 Paul Leigh Gallup was born on Dec 13, 1945 at Barton, Orleans County, Vermont, United States.1 
 He was the son of Weldon Leigh Gallup and Glee Bernice Whitcomb.1 
Death*Apr 1, 2005 Paul Leigh Gallup died on Apr 1, 2005, at age 59 at Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
ObituaryApr 3, 2005  OBITUARY: New Lebanon, N.Y. -- Paul L. Gallup, 59, proprietor of the Gallup Inn on Routes 20 and 22, where he also resided, died Friday at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., after a motor vehicle accident in New Lebanon. Death was attributed to natural causes.

Born in Barton, Vt., on Dec. 13, 1945, son of Weldon and Glee Whitcomb Gallup, he was a 1963 graduate of New Lebanon Central School, where he excelled in basketball and baseball.

An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he served from 1965 until his honorable discharge in 1967.

Mr. Gallup was employed by the former Firestone Tires in Pittsfield for 10 years and by the New Lebanon Highway Department for four years. He opened the Gallup Inn in 1981.

He played softball in Chatham, N.Y., before helping to restart the Echo Softball League during the late 1970s. In 1991, his Gallup Inn softball team, on which he played, won the New York state 10-man Modified Medium Pitch Championship. He also sponsored teams in the New Lebanon Little League and a bowling team at Ken's Bowl in Pittsfield.

He leaves a daughter, Nicole J. Gallup of Herndon, Va; a brother, Mel Gallup of New Lebanon, and a sister, Bevis Lind of New Lebanon.

Funeral Notice -- Paul L. Gallup died on Friday. Other survivors include three nieces, Joanna Phillips, Jeana Patch and Bonnie Manzolini, and a nephew, Trevor Patch. According to Paul's wish, there will be no formal services. Condolences may be expressed to the family at the Gallup Inn on Tuesday, April 5, from 4 to 8. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lebanon Valley Protective Association in care of Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, P.O. Box 9, Stephentown, NY 12168.

Published in The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA) - April 03, 2005.2
 
Burial*Apr 4, 2005 He was buried on Apr 4, 2005 at Irasburg Cemetery, Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 123640093
Plot: 229, Row V 63.3 

Military*

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in Vietnam.

 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  3. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.