NEWS -
We are sad to report the passing of the following members of our Clan Galbraith family:
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Vincent Scott Galbraith (1949-2025) -
CGS member 51
We are sad to report the passing of V. Scott Galbraith on March 9, 2025 in Monrovia, MD
at the age of 75. Scott was brother to past CGS president Paul Galbraith and a lifetime
member of the Clan Galbraith Society. He was the appointed as the first Deputy National
Convener of the then Clan Galbraith Association of the U.S. when it was formed in 1980.
Scott was then elected as the first President of the Clan Galbraith Association of
North America in 1981 and served in that role until 1986.
Scott graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1972 with a degree in Engineering.
He started at the Federal Communications Commission, followed by a move into the private sector at RCC,
RAM Communications, and US Tower Services. Scott became the Spectrum Manager at NASA Goddard,
from which he retired in June 2020. While in his role at NASA, he played a vital role in virtually
all missions that fly in space, ensuring successfull microwave communications with their earth
based control centers. Scott was not only a subject matter expert in the field of RF communications
engineering, but he also possessed masterful skills in professional negotiating and diplomacy.
Those were key in representing NASA in an arm of the United Nations, the International
Communications Union, creating policy that enabled successful communications for countless missions.
Scott was a lifelong Amateur radio enthusiast and an avid motorcycle enthusiast.
He completed two cross-country trips, following both historic Route 66 and The
Pony Express Route.
Scott is survived by daughters Heather Gramm and Kathryn Mahdavi, and siblings John, Meg, and Paul Galbraith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Elizabeth Galbraith.
Obituary published by Stauffer Funeral Homes, P.A.
link to obit
(Mar 2025)
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Joyce Galbraith Colony (1928-2025) -
CGS member 42
April 14, 1928 - January 20, 2025
Florence Joyce Galbraith arrived as her mother's 25th birthday present on April 14, 1928,
and proceeded to take the world into her own hands. She was an accomplished classical
pianist, performer, and piano teacher; a strong mother who raised four independent
daughters; a supportive wife and creative homemaker; a cultivator of glorious gardens;
a devoted church organist and choir director; and a friend to her neighbors and their dogs.
After completing her masters in English from UVa while her children attended elementary
to high school, she became a published newspaper essayist, short story writer, and poet.
Joyce was also a world traveler ("strangers are just friends I haven't made yet"), a
faithful correspondent, and sender of useful gifts. Grandmother to five, she was a
wonderful storyteller with a sly sense of humor. Her family and friends around the world
will greatly miss the love, guidance, and support of "She Who Must Be Obeyed."
Survivors include beloved sisters Elizabeth Galbraith DeCarolis and Carolyn Galbraith Nolan;
daughters M Allison Colony, Anne Mandeville Colony, Laura Colony Camacho, and Jane Colony Mills.
Joyce was predeceased by her husband William Mandeville Colony in 2000 and
her parents, Bartram Allison Galbraith and Florence Davey Galbraith.
Obituary published by Legacy.com & Daily Progress on Jan. 28, 2025.
link to obit
(Jan 2025)
