Orion
04-21-2006, 10:46 AM
A friend of all who fish has passed away. A brief description of his life appeared in the Statesman Journal this morning. He was a champion of our rivers and all wildlife but especially our wild steelhead. He will be missed...
John Daniel Callaghan
October 4, 1931 - April 13, 2006
SALEM - Dan Callaghan died in Portland, Oregon, on April 13, 2006, from heart disease. Dan was born to John Henery Callaghan and Margaret Laidlaw Callaghan on October 4, 1931, in Salem, Oregon, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Salem High School and attended the University of Oregon and Willamette University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Willamette. He received his law degree from Willamette University College of Law. Dan and Bill Paulus opened a law practice together in 1958. Dan married Mary Kay (Brown) Callaghan in 1961. After practicing law for 40 years, he retired from practice in 1999.
Dan loved rivers, and he devoted his life to helping preserve them as a serious conservationist, avid fly fisherman, and gifted photographer. He was one of the founders of The Steamboaters, a fly fishing and conservation club which originated at Steamboat on the North Umpqua River, which he considered the most beautiful river he had ever seen. He was also a founder of the North Umpqua Foundation. Dan served as a director for those organizations as well as for the Museum of American Flyfishing, the Federation of Flyfishers, and the Salem Art Association. He served as a Commissioner on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, and served on the Willamette River Greenway Commission. He also served as house counsel for several flyfishing organizations. He received the Wild Trout Award from Oregon Trout and the Federation of Flyfishers’ Charles Brooks Memorial Life Membership award for his efforts in conservation and photography.
Dan was a member and supporter of the Steamboaters, North Umpqua Foundation, Federation of Flyfishers, Oregon Trout, Yellowstone Association, Trout Unlimited, 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Friends of Columbia Gorge, Nature Conservancy, Native Fish Society, American Museum of Fly Fishing, High Desert Museum, Haig-Brown Kingfisher Society, American Rivers, Steelhead Society of British Columbia, Montana Trout Foundation, Water Watch of Oregon, Henry’s Fork Foundation, and the Pacific Rivers Council. He was a Nikon Professional and a member of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers and the Portland Photographer’s Forum. Dan flyfished and photographed many rivers in the Western United States, Canada, Alaska, Europe, Iceland, Central America, and South America. He was also a member of the golf team at Willamette University.
Dan is survived by his wife, Mary Kay of Salem; his cousin, Margie Scandling Speidel of California; nephew, Cameron D. Thom of Medford; Goddaughters, Julie Raines Dieringer of Portland and Mariel Hemingway Crisman of California; and Godsons, Jeff Raines of Salem and Roger Farnam of Washington. Dan’s sister, Helen Thom, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Tues., April 25 and funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wed., April 26, both at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. A celebration of life will be held after services at Rudy’s at the Salem Golf Course for friends and relatives of the family. Interment will be held privately at Belcrest Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the North Umpqua Foundation, P.O. Box 238, Idleyld Park, OR 97447, or to the Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, 4246 Turner Road S.E., Salem, OR 97301. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.
John Daniel Callaghan
October 4, 1931 - April 13, 2006
SALEM - Dan Callaghan died in Portland, Oregon, on April 13, 2006, from heart disease. Dan was born to John Henery Callaghan and Margaret Laidlaw Callaghan on October 4, 1931, in Salem, Oregon, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from Salem High School and attended the University of Oregon and Willamette University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Willamette. He received his law degree from Willamette University College of Law. Dan and Bill Paulus opened a law practice together in 1958. Dan married Mary Kay (Brown) Callaghan in 1961. After practicing law for 40 years, he retired from practice in 1999.
Dan loved rivers, and he devoted his life to helping preserve them as a serious conservationist, avid fly fisherman, and gifted photographer. He was one of the founders of The Steamboaters, a fly fishing and conservation club which originated at Steamboat on the North Umpqua River, which he considered the most beautiful river he had ever seen. He was also a founder of the North Umpqua Foundation. Dan served as a director for those organizations as well as for the Museum of American Flyfishing, the Federation of Flyfishers, and the Salem Art Association. He served as a Commissioner on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, and served on the Willamette River Greenway Commission. He also served as house counsel for several flyfishing organizations. He received the Wild Trout Award from Oregon Trout and the Federation of Flyfishers’ Charles Brooks Memorial Life Membership award for his efforts in conservation and photography.
Dan was a member and supporter of the Steamboaters, North Umpqua Foundation, Federation of Flyfishers, Oregon Trout, Yellowstone Association, Trout Unlimited, 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Friends of Columbia Gorge, Nature Conservancy, Native Fish Society, American Museum of Fly Fishing, High Desert Museum, Haig-Brown Kingfisher Society, American Rivers, Steelhead Society of British Columbia, Montana Trout Foundation, Water Watch of Oregon, Henry’s Fork Foundation, and the Pacific Rivers Council. He was a Nikon Professional and a member of the International Association of Panoramic Photographers and the Portland Photographer’s Forum. Dan flyfished and photographed many rivers in the Western United States, Canada, Alaska, Europe, Iceland, Central America, and South America. He was also a member of the golf team at Willamette University.
Dan is survived by his wife, Mary Kay of Salem; his cousin, Margie Scandling Speidel of California; nephew, Cameron D. Thom of Medford; Goddaughters, Julie Raines Dieringer of Portland and Mariel Hemingway Crisman of California; and Godsons, Jeff Raines of Salem and Roger Farnam of Washington. Dan’s sister, Helen Thom, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m., Tues., April 25 and funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wed., April 26, both at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. A celebration of life will be held after services at Rudy’s at the Salem Golf Course for friends and relatives of the family. Interment will be held privately at Belcrest Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the North Umpqua Foundation, P.O. Box 238, Idleyld Park, OR 97447, or to the Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, 4246 Turner Road S.E., Salem, OR 97301. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.