William Kneeland Gallagher 1940-2008

Father's Day 2011

2011-06-19T22:10:00.000-07:00

I've been looking at this picture of us together lately. In it I'm almost 9 months old, a silly and happy baby, sticking out my tongue, playing with my daddy. Noticing how you are watching me in the photo, I can imagine how you must have felt. I am now at the same age you were when that photo was taken and I am a parent with my own silly, happy baby (who also loves to stick out his tongue). In

A letter from Sue

2011-04-04T16:43:00.000-07:00

Sue King just wrote to me: 'My TESOL professor/your AbbaDear Sara, i wanted to write you 2 or 3 days ago because all of a sudden your dad came to my mind and I was wishing he were still here to share the joy of his lil daughter's joy in motherhood. And wondering how full it would make his life. .. and how full he made the lives of those he touched with his warmth, humor, unique viewpoints, his

Three Years Today

2011-04-04T16:12:00.000-07:00

It's been 3 years today since you've been gone and we all still miss you terribly. Rob shared one of your promotional videos with us on email http://premierespeakers.com/bill_gallagher/video/2621 and watching it brought tears to my eyes. I remember those years and going to some of your talks. Nate posted that he went to tea with Alison - a tradition that he shared with me and Mike last year. Then

2 years

2010-04-04T00:13:00.000-07:00

It's been 2 years since I last spoke to you. What a wonderful conversation. How I wish I had known it would be our last! I would have never hung up the phone! There's so much more I wanted to share with you! I would have told you about all the wonderful memories you've given me, about how much I've learned from you, about how much I loved your friendship and what a wonderful father you were. I

Happy Birthday Abba

2010-01-27T18:41:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Abba.I still think of you every day but especially on days like today. How I wish you were here to celebrate with us. I keep thinking of the wonderful daddy date we had at La Folie and wish I could treat you there tonight.I'm having a baby Abba. I wish you were here to share this experience with me. I think of you now as my guardian angel, watching over me and my baby. Somehow I

Pictures of Christopher Kier's Visit to Diamond Springs

2009-10-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

Okay the next group of photos I have is when Chris went to Diamond Springs when I went to Hawaii for a week with my friend in Stickton. Chris spent a week with his grandpa and DeeDee in 1993... the first 2 photos is when I am handing him off to grandpa, and he is scared to leave me. David

More Pictures From David

2009-10-16T18:19:00.000-07:00

Sarah when she was one week old, then one year old, and an even older photo of Christmas time at Grannie and Grandpa's before Sarah was born.

Pictures from David

2009-10-15T16:17:00.000-07:00

Here are photos when Bill arrived at our home upon his return from Mexico being a teacher in Chihuahua... His damaged Rav4, which we got fixed by my friend in Tijuana... We met Amy and her boyfriend one night. Then photos when his Toyota was all fixed (new hood and windshield, etc.) on the day he left... a last photo of him and I ... the last time I saw him, alive.Please put in the blog with the

Happy Birthday Abba

2009-01-27T12:30:00.000-08:00

Today is Abba's birthday- the first since his death. It's been a really hard year. I've really missed him. I broke down just before the wedding ceremony started about him not being there. Someone got Auntie Laurie to come see me. It really helped me dry my eyes and move forward. People talk about the giant Blue Heron that flew over the crowd just as we spoke our vows (I didn't see it- I only

Birthday Message from Rob

2009-01-27T11:45:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday dad. We all miss you down here. Hope granny baked you anice cake and grandpa is bouncing you on his knee.We all gotta go sometime but I still can't believe you're gone.I love you. I'm sure you know that now. Thanks for being the best dadever in spite of all your challenges I'm only just becoming aware ofas a dad myself. You were really amazing.XoxoRob

Grandpa Gallagher

2009-01-01T10:34:00.000-08:00

It's been awhile since I posted. Preoccupied with the wedding, I suppose. I've been meaning for awhile to write about a dream I had of Abba on Nov 4, where I woke up with my arms around my self, crying. In my dream, I was at a home with stairs going up and pictures along the wall of family. Near the foot of the stairs was a place to sit and grandpa Gallagher and my dad was there. I think my

A letter from Kerstin in Germany

2008-09-19T16:45:00.000-07:00

A friend of Abba and Tom sent an email in Germany saying she was sorry for our loss.Hi Tommy,ich habe Heute von Manu erfahren, das dein Vater (Abba) gestorben ist.Ich wollte Dir nur sagen das es mir sehr leid tut und ich in Gedanken bei dir und Deiner Familie bin. Es ist immer schwer wenn man einen Elternteil verliert aber im Herzen leben die Eltern weiter. War dein Vater krank oder hatte er

A Thousand Winds

2008-09-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

Sachiko called me and played me a song in Japanese based on the poem "Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep." She played it in the background and interpreted it. It was really sweet and I really appreciated it. I found a video of the song on You Tube with English subtitles: A Thousand Winds My rational mind really fights with this- but more and more I've been having experiences that have left me

Sachiko's Dream (e-mailed today from Japan)

2008-08-20T09:36:00.000-07:00

Dear Sara Hello. How are you? We are doing good.I hope you are doing everything O.K. Congratulations! for your wedding. Also thank you for sending your wedding invitation card which is very beautiful of youand handsome young man. I was in Kakogawa where is near Osaka for our business trip since Aug 11th.I came back home on 18th night.On the 18th morning I saw a dream. You and Bill (your father)

Sau vali vali

2008-08-03T18:21:00.000-07:00

Found this email today written by Abba in 2006. I can still hear his voice singing it-FYI, with love... It's a Samoan song that I sang to your mother when we were courting; in particular, driving her to summer school from Las Vegas, in 1962: Sau vali vali means go for a walkTau tala tala means too much talk,Alofa ia te oe means I love you,Take it easy, sai sai le mu! Love, --Abba

Happy Father's Day Abba

2008-06-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

How I wish you were here today Abba. I've been thinking of all the things I still want to do with you and share with you. Every time I use my tool set you gave me when I moved into my house, I see the note you wrote on it. I remember coming home to see it on my doorstep, near the mazuza you put on my door post (so thoughtfully matching the paint on my house). When I go to golden gate park, I

Mountain Democrat News Obituary

2008-05-16T17:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.mtdemocrat.com/story.php?id=901.11William K. Gallagher, Ph.D., 68, died April 4, 2008, in Alameda, Calif. A speaker and an author, William was a 15-year member of the community in Diamond Springs.Born Jan. 27, 1940, in Los Angeles, to his parents Leonard W. Gallagher and Sally Roberts Gallagher, William “Bill” Gallagher spent his early years in Los Angeles and graduated from Santa

Fi Fi Le Mu

2008-05-08T01:10:00.000-07:00

Today I was thinking about the song Abba taught us at Granny and Grandpa's 50th wedding anniversary. I thought maybe I could find a version of it on the internet, but now I'm wondering if he didn't make it up?I remember gathering for our family luau in Big Bear, where we all did something to entertain each other. I remember directing Nate, Alison and Amy to do this dance to "I Heard it Through

You Are My Sunshine

2008-05-05T23:51:00.000-07:00

Today's song of the day is "You Are My Sunshine." It's one of the first songs I remember him singing to me as a little girl. I remember being in a small row boat with him while he sang to me. I believe we were in a park or zoo (I think I was around 3 or 4). This song continued to be a special song for me throughout my life and has always made me think of Abba. -Sara