Harry L. "Tut" Callahan, 80, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2004, in the Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, following a lengthy illness. Born in the Charleston, W.Va., on April 1, 1923, he was a son of the late Harry James and Mary Elizabeth HATCHER CALLAHAN. He was a graduate of Charleston High School in 1941, and of West Virginia University in 1947. A lifetime member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, he served for many years on the House Corporation of the Mu Mu Chapter in Morgantown. He was proud to be a West Virginian, loved being a Mountaineer, and was a life member of the WVU Alumni Association. A veteran of WWII, Tut enlisted as a Cadet in the Army Air Corps in 1942, and served in the European Theater of Operations as a C-47 pilot. During this time, he personally published, edited, and distributed the Mu Mu News, which provided information to and from all of his fraternity brothers and their families who were stationed throughout the world serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. He remained in the Air Force Reserves for 24 years, and retired with the rank of Lt. Colonel. He was a member and Lay Leader of the Point Marion United Methodist Church, and had directed the Men's Choir of the former Trinity Methodist Church for many years. In 1950, Tut came to Point Marion, where he owned and operated the family furniture and appliance business, Clar-Mac Sales, until his retirement in 1986. He was very involved in many community activities, including Past President of both the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, and life member of the American Legion, Post 499, and the V.F.W., Post 747. In 1978, and during his tenure as President of the Chamber, he started the Albert Gallatin Regatta. He was the Chairman of the Local Salvation Army Service Unit, which operated the Food Bank and assisted with the victims of the 1985 Flood. He served on the Board for the Fayette County United Way, and the Albert Gallatin Visiting Nurses. He is a Member Emeritus of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Monongalia General Hospital and the Smithfield State Bank. It was primarily through his efforts that Smithfield Bank came to Point Marion, maintaining a locally owned bank for area residents. He was Governor of Rotary International, District 733 in 1986, and was a Paul Harris Fellow and a Rotary Benefactor. His Masonic memberships include Valley Lodge #459 in Masontown, Pa., Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, 32nd Degree in the Pittsburgh Consistory, and the Syria Temple in Pittsburgh. Tut was instrumental in the development of the lives of many young people in Point Marion. He taught Sunday School for the High School Class at Trinity Church, was Cub Scout Master for many years, and gave many young men of the community their first job at his store, teaching them, as he had learned, the value of hard work, good education, and the benefits of military experience. In addition to his family and community, his hobbies included playing the piano at church functions, fraternity gatherings, Rotary meetings, and wherever anyone enjoyed, as he did, the old ragtime tunes. Also, he loved to travel, and throughout his lifetime had traveled all over the world. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Joan McClain Callahan, four children and their spouses, Beth and Larry Reseter of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Rence and Barbara Callahan of Winston-Salem, NC, Meg and Van Lloyd of Irvine, California, and David and Zoann Callahan of Point Marion, ten grandchildren, Megan Reseter, Tyler Reseter, Lawren Callahan, Jay Callahan, Emmy Lloyd Curtin, Kathleen Lloyd, Hunt Lloyd, C.J. Callahan, Paige Callahan, and Drew Callahan; one great-granddaughter, Sophia Curtin; a niece Melissa Ham of Charlotte, NC, and a nephew, Chris Callahan of Charleston, WV. Predeceased is a brother James Eugene Callahan. The family will receive friends in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday in the Point Marion United Methodist Church from noon until 1:00 p.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. Nicholas Cook and the Rev. James Lewis officiating. Private interment will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials are offered to the Foundation of the Mon General Hospital, 1200 J.D. Anderson Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505. Edward DUNLEVY