Charles Henry Gallup

Charles Henry Gallup - Charles Henry Gallup died in Petaluma on May 31, 2011 after a long period of failing health. He had lived in Petaluma since the year 2000. Charles is survived by his beloved wife and college sweetheart, Luna (Shep), four children: Cathy Hull, David Gallup, John Gallup, and Robert Gallup. Charles also leaves behind nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Charles loved playing tennis and had a passion for golf. The other notable events in his life had to do with sailboat racing on San Francisco Bay. He and his family won the season championships in three different sailboat classes on SF Bay sponsored by the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay. He was truly loved and will be missed by his family and friends, and respected by colleagues for his compassion to serve his patients. Anchors aweigh, my boys. Friends and family are invited to attend the Graveside Service, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:30 AM at Cypress Hill Memorial Park, 430 Magnolia Ave., Petaluma. Visitations will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM and again on Thursday, June 9, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM at the PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY & CREMATORY, 850 Keokuk St., Petaluma. Charles Gallup was born in Cleveland, OH on March 25, 1924 and spent his childhood in Ashtabula, OH where he graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1942. He then went to Allegheny College in Meadville, PA starting in June, 1942 taking pre-med subjects until he was called to active duty in the US Navy on July 1, 1943 and assigned to the V-12 Training Program at the University of Rochester to complete his pre-med education. After seven months as a Navy corpsman at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, then Corona Naval Hospital near Riverside, CA, he was assigned to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry from September 1944 until March 1948 when he graduated as a Doctor of Medicine. When World War II was over the Navy terminated the V-12 Program but the Korean War started in 1950, the draft was reinstituted and Dr. Gallup called to active duty by the US Army and served 24 months as a medical officer at various Army facilities in the US and Yokohama, Japan.