Thomas Gallagher wore many hats throughout his life and could spin a heck of a yarn from any one of them.
Lawyer. Businessman. Candidate. Philanthropist. Mentor.
His fingerprints are all over Nevada, but he was never the type to be taken with his titles, according to Jan Jones Blackhurst, who worked with him when they were casino executives at different companies.
Gallagher died Thursday at UCI Medical Center in Irvine, California, from complications due to cancer, according to his family obituary. He was 76.
“We should all strive to be like Tom Gallagher,” Jones Blackhurst, now a Caesars Entertainment executive, said Monday.
