Emory Dwayne Gallegos-Landry was born on January 22, 1962, in Mercy Hospital, to Estelle ‘Pat’ Landry and Tony Gallegos. The Lord called Dwayne home on the afternoon of August 5, 2024. He was found unresponsive in his downtown San Diego apartment at 1:32 p.m. He was pronounced deceased at 1:58 p.m.
As a youth, Dwayne lived with and spent a lot of time with his beloved maternal grandmother, everyone affectionately called ‘Nana’. Nana meant everything to Dwayne, and Nana was the only person who was always there for him no matter what. He expressed that after her death, he thought of her every single day and missed her tremendously. He and his oldest brother Melvyn played Little League Baseball at Southcrest Park as kids. He loved swimming, fishing, basketball, and raising pigeons. As a teenager, Dwayne lived and grew up in ‘the Hood’. When he was 18 years old, he and his high school sweetheart, Katrina Dawkins (17), became the proud young parents of his only child, Emory Marquis.
Over the years, Dwayne never took a wife, but he dated. At one point, he lived
with and lost his girlfriend Rita when she suddenly passed away due to an illness. He remained unmarried until the end of his life. In his later years, he became closer to his son and grandchildren and loved the time he spent with them. His grandchildren brought him a lot of pride and joy. He became a great-grandfather at the age of 61 and he had several ailments during this time, but stayed on the move. Dwayne enjoyed his solitude.
He was preceded in death by his father Tony Gallegos, youngest sibling Jeffrey Bedford, beloved grandmother Edna ‘Nana’ Lewis, mother Estelle Lewis, best friend Donald ‘Zink’ Richardson, and numerous other relatives.
He is survived by his only son Marquis Landry, grandchildren; Emmanuel (25), Moses (23), Semaj (21), Emari (7), Drew (5), Emon (5), and Prince (3), first great-grandchild Jeremiah (1), older sister Melvyna Landry, his eldest sibling Melvyn Landry, younger brother Paul Glen Robinson, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Dwayne was always laughing, talking, and on the move in his life. Although he could be quite reserved, he could also be the loudest person in the room. He will be missed by us all. Rest in peace Dwayne, and may God bless your soul.
