Submitted by monte1999 (not verified) on Wed, 02/11/2009 - 3:02pm.
I personally knew Jim and Laura Gallagher, who were very nice people, and devoted to helping Gerry get his life together.Mr Gallager was a retired NY city cop who worked in the subway for 40 years, he was a first responder in 9/11 and really a fine person. Laura was warm and very involved in helping Jim with his medical problems. Jim wanted to live and recover to enjoy his retirement in NC.They loved it here and were happy to face retirement.They were warm and kind people.
When Laura introduced me to her son Gerry, she did so with pride and she appeared to care for him, and he was attentive to his step father also.It is heartbreaking to know that the Gallaghers suffered and possibly witnessed the death of one another. The Gallaghers were not at fault here, and if you knew them you would know they were attempting to help Gerry after he got out of prison.
gerry