Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Galloway, Albert Owen May 2, 2021
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Virginian-Pilot  May 5, 2021
Albert Owen Galloway died on May 2, 2021, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The cause 
of death was complications from Alzheimer's Disease. Born August 4, 1950, in 
Norfolk, Virginia, he was one of nine children of Romie Lee and Mary Elizabeth 
McLaughlin Galloway, both deceased. He is predeceased by his daughter, Ami 
Elizabeth Cook. Al, as he was known, leaves four brothers: John Romie of Gretna, 
LA; Paul Austin and his wife, Sue, of Wilmington, NC; Robert E. and his companion, 
Jonathan Creamer, of St. Petersburg, FL; Michael Edward and his wife, Kristen, of 
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; and four sisters: Mary Elizabeth Galloway Murden of 
Virginia Beach, VA; Reverend Marie Galloway Pogorelec and her husband, David, of 
Chesapeake, VA; Rebecca May Galloway Skeffington and her husband, Robert, of 
Morrisville, NC; Jean Galloway Hopkins and her husband, Richard, of Norfolk, VA; 
three grandchildren: Jamie Louise Cook; Stefanie Marie Brown; Matthew Allen Cook; 
three great grandchildren: Amberlee, Gabriel and Grayson.
Al attended St. Mary's Academy, Chesterfield Heights Elementary, Blessed 
Sacrament, Blair Middle and Maury High Schools in Norfolk. Al was an "All Star 
Player" in both football and baseball in the Norfolk Community Leagues. He was 
presented with a cherished trophy by Miss Playground of 1962 for winning the 
Norfolk Recreation Department Soap Box Derby.
Upon graduation from Maury, Al worked for Norfolk City Schools as an electrician 
and was later accepted into an apprenticeship program at the U. S. Naval Shipyard 
in Portsmouth, VA., joining the Civil Service unit of the U.S. Navy in 1969. Al 
received numerous awards, recognitions and commendations starting with a 1971 
"ZERO DEFECTS RECOGNITION" commendation in his second year as an apprentice, along 
with his colleague, a "Helper Electrician" on "a large, complicated job installing 
new equipment and cables to enhance the performance of existing equipment with 
over 13,608 electrical connections energized without one mistake or wrong 
connection in the entire job." Demonstrating Al's life-long attention to detail 
and consistent work ethic - a trait Al kept applying during his entire service to 
the U.S. defense forces. Al was further recognized, including the: "Value 
Engineering Award for Individual Achievement," as part of the "U.S. Navy's 
Action'88 Excellence Awards" in March, 1988, awarded by the Honorable Everett 
Pyatt, Undersecretary of the Navy for Shipbuilding and Logistics. This significant 
award was given in recognition of the improvements to internal navigation systems 
installed in aircraft carriers that Al designed and implemented, resulting in net 
cost savings in the millions of dollars for the U.S. Navy Surface Inertial 
Navigation Systems Branch under the Combat Systems Support Divisions. Al retired 
with Recognition and Appreciation after more than thirty-five (35) years from the 
Program Executive Office of Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS) and Space and Naval 
Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), Charleston, SC.
Al enjoyed dancing, karaoke and his small watercraft that he kept in Lynnhaven 
Shores, where he lived for many years.
The family wishes to also express their deepest appreciation to the professional 
caring staff and leadership at The Memory Center, Old Donation Road, Virginia 
Beach, VA, for the care given to their brother over the past five years and to the 
clinical teams from the Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Medicine and 
the Gleenan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., 1501 Colonial 
Avenue, Norfolk, Va. The Family will receive friends at H.D. Oliver's on May 11, 
2021 at 1:00 PM followed by a Catholic Prayer Service at 2:00 PM. A private burial 
will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Norfolk.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in Albert's 
name to the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation or The Alzheimer's 
Foundation.

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