Marion Hathaway “Bill” Callahan, 90 years of age and a longtime Hoquiam, Washington area resident, died on Friday, November 24, 2012, at Grays Harbor Health and Rehabilitation Center in Aberdeen, Washington. He was born on September 12, 1922, in Torrington, Wyoming, to Peter and Grace (Hathaway) Callahan.
Bill was raised and attended school in Wyoming, working on the family’s cattle ranch and participating in athletics at school. He also competed in local rodeos. At the age of 15 he made news by crawling over three miles to find help after his horse fell on him and broke his leg. After high school he joined the U. S. Army where he played football and served with the 115th Cavalry in the Philippines. He was briefly stationed at Montesano, Washington where he met Bonnie J. Bayer whom he later married on June 12, 1944, in San Diego, California.