Rev. Fr. Edward Leo Gallagher, Jr., of
A Taunton native and Boston priest since his 1953 ordination, Father Edward L. Gallagher died in San Diego, Calif., on June 17, 2021.
Born in the Commonwealth's Silver City (Taunton) on Sept. 12, 1927, Father Gallagher was the last surviving of the five children of the late Edward and Margaret (Judge) Gallagher. The family moved in 1932 to Newton but closer to Waltham and so he attended St. Charles Borromeo Grammar School in the Watch City. He was a 1945 alumnus of Boston College High School and, after a short stint at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, entered St. John Seminary.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing ordained him to the priesthood at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sept. 29, 1953. Of the "second Class of 1953" (because the seminary was overcrowded), only one survives: Father William T. Pearsall.
His first assignment was as an assistant at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the Hub's Charlestown section, serving until 1960. The urban character and the dense population of the area were magnified by the Veterans' Housing, one of many that sprung up following the return of many military service personnel following World War II.
A Taunton native and Boston priest since his 1953 ordination, Father Edward L. Gallagher died in San Diego, Calif., on June 17, 2021.
Born in the Commonwealth's Silver City (Taunton) on Sept. 12, 1927, Father Gallagher was the last surviving of the five children of the late Edward and Margaret (Judge) Gallagher. The family moved in 1932 to Newton but closer to Waltham and so he attended St. Charles Borromeo Grammar School in the Watch City. He was a 1945 alumnus of Boston College High School and, after a short stint at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, entered St. John Seminary.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing ordained him to the priesthood at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sept. 29, 1953. Of the "second Class of 1953" (because the seminary was overcrowded), only one survives: Father William T. Pearsall.
His first assignment was as an assistant at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the Hub's Charlestown section, serving until 1960. The urban character and the dense population of the area were magnified by the Veterans' Housing, one of many that sprung up following the return of many military service personnel following World War II.
Rev. Fr. Edward Leo Gallagher, Jr., of
A Taunton native and Boston priest since his 1953 ordination, Father Edward L. Gallagher died in San Diego, Calif., on June 17, 2021.
Born in the Commonwealth's Silver City (Taunton) on Sept. 12, 1927, Father Gallagher was the last surviving of the five children of the late Edward and Margaret (Judge) Gallagher. The family moved in 1932 to Newton but closer to Waltham and so he attended St. Charles Borromeo Grammar School in the Watch City. He was a 1945 alumnus of Boston College High School and, after a short stint at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, entered St. John Seminary.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing ordained him to the priesthood at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sept. 29, 1953. Of the "second Class of 1953" (because the seminary was overcrowded), only one survives: Father William T. Pearsall.
His first assignment was as an assistant at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the Hub's Charlestown section, serving until 1960. The urban character and the dense population of the area were magnified by the Veterans' Housing, one of many that sprung up following the return of many military service personnel following World War II.
A Taunton native and Boston priest since his 1953 ordination, Father Edward L. Gallagher died in San Diego, Calif., on June 17, 2021.
Born in the Commonwealth's Silver City (Taunton) on Sept. 12, 1927, Father Gallagher was the last surviving of the five children of the late Edward and Margaret (Judge) Gallagher. The family moved in 1932 to Newton but closer to Waltham and so he attended St. Charles Borromeo Grammar School in the Watch City. He was a 1945 alumnus of Boston College High School and, after a short stint at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, entered St. John Seminary.
Archbishop Richard J. Cushing ordained him to the priesthood at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sept. 29, 1953. Of the "second Class of 1953" (because the seminary was overcrowded), only one survives: Father William T. Pearsall.
His first assignment was as an assistant at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in the Hub's Charlestown section, serving until 1960. The urban character and the dense population of the area were magnified by the Veterans' Housing, one of many that sprung up following the return of many military service personnel following World War II.
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