Cory was born on October 30‚ 1985‚ in Lewisville‚ Texas to Luke and Regina Galloway. Cory was the only son of Luke and Regina. He had an older sister‚ Jade and younger sister‚ Caitlin. He always joked that he wished Caitlin had been a boy‚ because he always wanted a brother. He finally got his brother‚ Chase when his sister got married. He then got a few more when he became a professional firefighter in Kilgore. Cory was a big teddy bear‚ who loved to spend his spare time with his niece‚ Ava and nephew‚ Ian. He was so great with kids‚ and looked forward to having a family of his own. Cory and his girlfriend of 5 years‚ Sarah‚ were planning to get married and start their life together in the near future. Cory was looking forward to the next chapter of his life.

Cory attended Van ISD and graduated from Van High School in 2004. He then attended Kilgore Fire Academy and Tyler Junior College and graduated with his Firefighter/EMT-B. He then began the process of testing for several departments in Texas and was hired at Kilgore Fire Department in January 2008. Cory was a member of IAFF. Cory volunteered to go to Galveston after hurricane Ike. He spent about 2 weeks without power‚ running water‚ and all the other amenities we take for granted. He did manage to get a haircut while he was there. He shocked his family and fellow firefighters with a Mohawk‚ but his ‘new do’ didn’t last long after returning to work in Kilgore. Cory loved to make people laugh; he never met a stranger and always made sure to live his life to the fullest.

Cory’s life was filled with love‚ laughter‚ family‚ and God. He was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Peter’s Catholic Church with his family. God called his name too soon‚ but God only takes the best‚ so we just wait for the day that we will all be together again. Cory touched many people in his 23 years. He will be missed by many.