Charles A. "Chuck" Gallant

North Hampton – Lieutenant Charles A. “Chuck” Gallant, 56, of North Hampton passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, December 14, 2023. He was born in Newburyport, MA on March 24, 1967, a son of the late Alfred Gallant and Shirley Downs Gallant. Chuck shared over 35 years of wonderful marriage with his wife and Elementary School sweetheart, Kelley (Brindle) Gallant. Chuck was raised in Amesbury, MA, Newburyport, MA, and Seabrook, NH. He graduated from Whittier Vocational Technical High School and worked as a mason for several years before realizing his true calling and entered the fire service in 1997. He started as a volunteer with the Hampton Falls Fire Department before accepting a full-time position with the Rye Fire Department. Chuck became a certified Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) and over the course of his twenty plus years with Rye, moved up through the ranks to Lieutenant. He received many accolades over his career and most significantly, he was awarded the Paul W. Sypek Medal of Valor for conspicuous bravery at extreme risk of life, when he rescued a fellow firefighter during the fire aboard the USS Miami in 2012. Through his career he helped train and mold future firefighters, not only impacting their lives but the lives of people they serve. He was a CPR Instructor making Rye a Heart Safe Community and a Car Seat Technician. Chuck was continually active in his and surrounding communities. He supported the Town of North Hampton by serving on the Town Budget and Capital Improvement Committees, and the Town of Rye through the Insurance and Joint Loss Committees. He volunteered his time to several charities through his roles as President of the Firefighter’s Local Union 4411 and President of the Seacoast Area Firefighters Toy Bank and volunteered his time to several charity functions through the years. He was a lifelong cyclist and presence in the Seacoast bike community. He worked at Philbrick’s in Dover for many years and participated in countless rides including, but not limited to the Trans-NH, ADA Tour de Cure and the Five Boro Bike Tour. The friendships he made throughout these personal and professional journeys were so valuable to him. However, with all of these life experiences, for him nothing compared to the joy that family brought to his life. He was a devoted husband and a loving father but his role as his grandchildren’s “Bampy” was his role of a lifetime. Their countless memories of imaginative adventures, warm hugs and rebellious chocolate ice cream breakfasts will be treasured tales. In addition to his wife, Chuck is survived by his two daughters, Crystal (Brindle) Ruhland and his son-in-law, Brad and Tia Gallant and her partner, Jamar Greene. He leaves four beautiful grandchildren, Aubrey and Pierson “Rex” Ruhland and Jayvian and Jahair Greene. His sister, Meaghan Gallant and her fiancé, Jonathan Desell, as well as his sibling-in-laws John Brindle, Gerald Brindle Jr., Shelley Morin, Cory and Bob Kristiansen, Mark Brindle, Tara and Dan St. Pierre and David Domijan and a long list of loved nieces and nephews. Lastly, he will be missed by his dad-in-law Gerald Brindle and his wife Nancy. A walk-thru for fire service and other public safety personnel will be held from 2 to 3 PM on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Public visiting hours will follow from 3 to 6 PM. Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday at the Bethany Church, 500 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to a charity near and dear to Chuck’s heart, the Rye Toy Bank, PO Box 704, Rye, NH 03870.

Charles A. "Chuck" Gallant

March 24, 1967 - December 14, 2023