Memorials, 0518 ALBJ, 79 The Alabama Lawyer 206 (2018)

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Memorials

Vol. 79 No. 3 Pg. 206

Alabama Bar Lawyer

May, 2018

William T. Galloway, Jr.

Former Lanier Ford shareholder Bill Galloway died on January 20, 2018 at age 85.

Born on August 30, 1932 and raised in Huntsville, Mr. Galloway joined the Ford, Caldwell, Ford & Payne firm in 1959 after his graduation from Vanderbilt university law school. When the Lanier and Ford firms merged in 1988, he became a shareholder in Lanier Ford shaver & Payne PC. he retired from practice on June 27, 1997 after 37 years of active law practice.

After graduating from Columbia Military Academy, he received his B.A. from Vanderbilt university in 1954. While at Vanderbilt, he was a member of the reserve officer Training corps (ROTC) and spent two years on active duty in Japan and Korea as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s intelligence corps. he then returned to Vanderbilt, receiving his J.D. in 1959.

Mr. Galloway served as treasurer of the Huntsville symphony orchestra and was a long-time active member of the Huntsville rotary club. he was also past president of the Huntsville united Way.

Mr. Galloway's practice was primarily in real estate, with his primary client being First Federal savings and loan Association, which eventually became First American Federal savings and loan Association. (First American Federal merged with colonial bank in 1993.) Mr. Galloway was famous for his dry wit, colorful expressions and stories. he once shared about how an old farmer had asked him for advice about a situation. Mr. Galloway...