William G. Gallagher

August 11, 1936 - December 5, 2020

William Gregory Gallagher of Wilmington, born on August 11, 1936 -died on December 4th, 2020 at the age of 84, from a variety of long illnesses. He was the son of the late William and Elizabeth Gallagher of West Chester, PA. Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA, and raised in West Chester, PA, he attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbook, PA. He later graduated from Villanova University in 1959, served in the Army Security Agency in West Berlin during the Cold War. Bill was the Assistant Sports Editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer in the late 1960s after working in similar positions in Massachusetts and New York. He was the Senior Editor at “Inside Sports Magazine” in New York City where he ended his journalism career, before moving and settling in Centerville, Delaware. William is survived by his brother Laurence Gallagher of Acworth, GA, as well as nieces and nephews in Pennsylvania, Georgia, California, and Delaware, including Amy Gallagher Ladd, his main caregiver in Wilmington, Delaware. A funeral mass will be held at St. Denis Catholic Church, 2401 St Denis Ln, Havertown, PA 19083 on Monday December 14th at 11AM, where you may call after 10 AM. Burial will follow in the adjoining Cemetery. Please wear a mask and observe social distancing. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to BAYADA Hospice, 4250 Lancaster Pike Suite 308, Wilmington, DE 19805 View his Funeral Mass at https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Religious-Organization/Saint-Denis-Church-1109742115732597/