Nolan Ceburn "Gus" Galloway Jr.

Nolan Ceburn "Gus" Galloway Jr., 85, of Ocala, Fl., passed away on Monday, August 1st, 2022 in Ocala. Nolan C. "Gus" Galloway Jr. was born in Asheboro, NC to Nolan C. Galloway Sr. and Ione Moore Galloway on May 11th, 1937. Nolan was first called "Gus" by his uncle Kenneth Galloway as a very young boy. He was known as Nolan for his entire elementary and high school period but picked up the "Gus" nickname again at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina where he spent his first two years of college from 1955 through 1957 transferring to the University of South Carolina in 1957 and graduating with a BS in Business Administration in 1959. Gus' initial business career was in pharmaceutical sales first with Burroughs Welcome for two years and later with Roche Laboratories for approximately seven years. After giving the priesthood serious consideration, Gus entered the real estate business as an associate with Charlie Rogers Realty in 1970 buying Charlie out in 1975 and changing the name of the business to Gus Galloway Realty. Gus Galloway Realty was a successful general real estate firm but Gus gradually made the change to an exclusively commercial brokerage company and has continued that specialization becoming a CCIM designee of The Commercial Real Estate Council of the National Association of Realtors in 1988 and earning SIOR designation in the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors in 1991; the first broker in Marion County to complete both requirements. Gus served as president of the Ocala Multiple Listing Service in 1978 was Realtor of the year in 1978 becoming President of the Ocala / Marion County Board of Realtors in 1979. Along the way Gus served as a director on the Florida Association of Realtors and as District Vice President of the Florida CCIM Chapter. Gus' hobbies include quail hunting, fitness, reading, hiking, College Football, and spending time with his fifteen grandchildren, and spending time in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife, Mary Carolyn, of 54 years. Gus is survived by his wife, Mary Carolyn Galloway of Ocala, his brother Marvin, his sister, Kathleen, his children, Meg, Megan and Nolan and his step children, Mitchell and Shannon, his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his son, Marty Galloway and his step daughter, Paula Robinson. Funeral service will be held at Christ the King Anglican Church on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11am with reverend Father Don Curran officiating. He will be cremated. Roberts of Ocala Funerals and Cremation are in charge of arrangements. Gus was the best Father, Husband, Grandfather, and he was a first class businessman. He will be sorely missed but his love carries on through each of his children and grandchildren.

Nolan Ceburn "Gus" Galloway Jr.

May 11, 1937 - August 1, 2022