John S Galyas Jr., 82, of Oregon, OH peacefully passed on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Lane Park of Oregon. Born on August 2, 1934 in Toledo, OH, he was the son of John and Helen Galyas. He grew up in the Birmingham neighborhood in East Toledo, and is a member of the Birmingham Hall of Fame. John graduated from Waite High School, and is a member of the school's Athletic Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. He earned an athletic scholarship for football to Bowling Green State University, and was a halfback and defensive back under Bob Whitacker and the legendary Doyt Perry. After earning his Bachelor Degree in Business Education, he returned to BG as a Graduate Assistant with Coach Perry. While earning his Master's Degree in education, he helped lead the Falcons to the Small College National Championship in 1959. In 2013, he was inducted with the championship team into the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame. John is also a member of the BGSU Letterman's Club Hall of Fame, for his many years of active service in the organization. John taught and was an assistant football coach at several area high schools including Perrysburg, Sandusky, Central Catholic, Macomber, DeVilbiss, and Libbey. John returned to Waite as the Head Coach for the 1976 and 1977 seasons. He completed his teaching career of 35 years at the Jefferson Center and retired in 1992. In addition to teaching and coaching, John enjoyed working at the Toledo Club for 35 years where he served as a bartender and worked many private parties. He was also an excellent craftsman, and spent many hours working on various projects in his wood shop for friends and family. John loved spending time with his family and following the activities of his grandchildren who loved and adored him. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Helen Miller. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, of 57 years, Henrietta Galyas, daughter Karen (Dave) Scharer, son John (Jennifer) Galyas, grandchildren Andrea (Kyle) Chapman, Meghan and Jennifer Scharer, John Galyas IV, Jordan Hess, Remi Galyas, and great-grandson Grant Chapman. Visitation will be held at the Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road on Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:00 pm until time of memorial service at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. www.egglestonmeinert.com