Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Obituary Services for Vic Varallo, Former Councilman, Today at 2 p.m.
Posted by Steve Haruch on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Vic Varallo, the longtime local high school sports coach who also served on the Metro Council from 1991-1999, died Friday night in Gallatin at age 89. From The City Paper:
Born Angelo Vic Varallo on April 11, 1922, to parents J.B. and Catherine Varallo, Vic attended Holy Name Catholic School in East Nashville and Father Ryan High School. He began college at Ole Miss where he played both football and basketball. But World War II intervened and he found himself in the Pacific theatre from 1942 to 1945, assigned to be an aerial gunner in the back of a B-25. He was shot down twice and received four different medals for his service, including the American Campaign medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.He resumed his studies at what is now known as Middle Tennessee State University following the war and again played multiple sports, captaining the football team. After graduation, he was recalled to service to become part of the 306th Air Base Group during the Korean War.
Following his discharge, Varallo found his calling. He became a teacher at East High School and for more than two decades became a force in prep track and field as a coach. Along with Edgar Allen, he started the Banner Relays, for decades one of the most elite track events in the state. His teams won the Banner and Optimist Relays and twice won state championships. He also taught at Pearl, Hillsboro, Dupont, Hunters Lane and Overton high schools before he retired in the early 1990s. He was also a successful football and basketball coach and was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2005.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Spring Hill Funeral Home, 5110 Gallatin Pk., followed by internment with military honors at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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