Rye Fire Lt. Charles Gallant. (Photo Courtesy Rye Fire Rescue) 
Lt. Gallant was transported from Remick & Gendron Funeral Home in Hampton to Bethany Church in Greenland on a 1931 Model A Rye Fire Department pumper that he meticulously restored. (Courtesy Rye Fire Department) 
Lt. Gallant is carried into the church as fellow firefighters salute. (Courtesy Rye Fire Rescue) 
Fire Chief Mark Cotreau speaks during services for Lt. Gallant. On stage are a photo of Gallant, a bicycle that represents his love of biking, his callout gear, and a toy collection box for the annual Rye Toy Bank drive that Gallant always led. (Courtesy Rye Fire Rescue) 
Lt. Gallant is carried from the church as fellow firefighters salute. (Courtesy Rye Fire Rescue) 
Lt. Gallant is carried from the church as fellow firefighters salute. (Courtesy Rye Fire Department) 
Lt. Gallant was transported from Remick & Gendron Funeral Home in Hampton to Bethany Church in Greenland on a 1931 Model A Rye Fire Department pumper that he meticulously restored. (Courtesy Rye Fire Rescue)
RYE – Family, friends, and more than 100 brother and sister firefighters from across the Seacoast Region paid final respects on Friday to Rye Fire Lt. Charles “Chuck” Gallant, who died unexpectedly on Dec. 14.
Lt. Gallant was transported from Remick & Gendron Funeral Home in Hampton to Bethany Church in Greenland on a 1931 Model A Rye Fire Department pumper that he meticulously restored.
Lt. Gallant, 56, died at his home after working an overtime shift. Chuck dedicated his career to helping others throughout the New Hampshire Seacoast, both by responding to emergencies in Rye and by volunteering countless hours with the Rye Toy Bank, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and so much more.
In 2014 Lt. Gallant was awarded the Paul W. Sypek Medal of Valor for assisting in the rescue of a brother firefighter at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The medal is given to a first responder for conspicuous bravery at extreme risk of life.
Lt. Gallant served as President of IAFF Local 4411 for 15 years. He also was active in the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, and served as a trustee.
Lt. Gallant’s obituary and a tribute wall may be found here.
In lieu of flowers, the Gallant family asks that memorial donations be made to a charity near and dear to Chuck’s heart, the Rye Toy Bank, P.O. Box 704, Rye, NH 03870.
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