2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 191
Celebrating the life of Dennis P. Gallagher.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026
WHEREAS, Dennis P. Gallagher, the longtime president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association and an active leader in the Richmond community, died on August 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, born to Thomas J. Gallagher and Louise Binder Gallagher on December 1, 1946, Dennis “Denny” P. Gallagher was raised in Renovo, a small town nestled between the mountains and the Susquehanna River in Central Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Denny Gallagher attended school in nearby Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, graduating from Immaculate Conception High School and receiving his bachelor's degree from Lock Haven State College, now Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, where he also worked with programs to teach fine arts to young men between 10 and 15 years old; and
WHEREAS, after graduating college, Denny Gallagher began his career as a textbook salesman for Harper & Row, then joined the Virginia Department of Corrections as a counselor in March 1971, serving in a number of roles, including prison assistant superintendent, parole officer, administrative assistant to the director, and legal investigator; and
WHEREAS, during that time, Denny Gallagher also shared his knowledge and experience by teaching penology classes to young men at St. Alban's School in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Denny Gallagher joined the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia in July 1976 as the administrative assistant to Attorney General Andrew Miller, and later served as assistant to Attorneys General Anthony Troy and J. Marshall Coleman; and