Donald Garry Galloway, 66, of Sherman Oaks, California, passed away peacefully at his home October 20, 2019. Garry was born April 23,1953 in Dearborn, Michigan. He was the second of three children of the late Donald J. Galloway and the late Margaret Galloway. He is survived by his brother James (Sandra) Galloway and his sister Janice (Fred) Woodward. Proud uncle to Sean, Stacey, Kimberly, Henry and Olivia, and great uncle to 5. Loving godfather to Sean Kuha. Garry moved to Southern California in the early 1980’s to pursue his musical career as a pianist and composer and was a member of the band Art in America. He was an Administrative Assistant at CBS, Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and HealthNet. Garry retired in 2017 and enjoyed composing and performing music, walking, and his yearly trip to Las Vegas to the NAMM show. His favorite trip was to Scotland to explore his ancestral homeland. A funny, kind and gentle soul, always ready with a good pun, and always ready with the perfect chord, Garry will be greatly missed by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life gathering will be announced in the near future. His memory will live on in his music; in lieu of flowers you may make a donation to the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus in Garry’s name so future generations of musicians can carry his light forward. The John Lennon Tour Bus is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization so your donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
This is a video of Garry playing keyboards in the band, Art In America, performing its version of "Go Now." Garry, along with classmate Gary Reid, worked with Art In America multiple times when it was in Detroit. Once the band's first album hit, it moved to Los Angeles, California. When Garry moved to Los Angeles in 1982 he answered a blind ad for a keyboard player in a trade magazine. It turned out to be Art In America and he played with the band for the rest of his days.
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DHS Senior Year Pioneer Yearbook picture - Fall 1970
DHS Junior Year Pioneer Yearbook picture - Fall 1969
DHS Sophomore Year Pioneer Yearbook picture - Fall 1968
