 He died in Santa Barbara, California.James Wesley Gallagher was born October 5, 1911, to James Gallaher and Crispa (Nelson), in California and stayed there for his some of his post-secondary education enrolling at University of San Francisco, Eventually he departed for the campus of Louisiana State University.In 1937 he joined the Associated Press at their Buffalo bureau after spending time in the employ of the "Baton Rouge Morning Advocate" and "State Times."