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1944 - 2022 (78 years)| Name | Robert Adalberto “Bob” GALIANO [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 15 Feb 1944 | Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida  [10] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina Do you spell his middle name Aldalberto or Adalberto? Date Published: February 3, 2009 2nd Buster’s to open in old Rooster’s building The former Rooster’s on Pinewood Road will now be home to a second Buster’s Bakery and Grill. By ANNABELLE ROBERTSON Item Staff Writer arobertson@theitem.com Business closings may be rampant, but one restaurant owner is braving the dismal economic forecast to open a second location, and she believes indicators point to success. Jeanne Galiano, owner of Buster’s Bakery and Grill on Broad Street, confirmed Monday that she and her husband, Bob, will open a second Buster’s on Pinewood Road in the old Rooster’s restaurant building by mid-February or early March. “It will be virtually the same thing as the original Buster’s,” she said. “We’re going to use the same menu and run the same, or similar, specials, including our country dinners. We’ve already ordered the sign and started hiring and training.” Burgess Boykin, 62, and Charles Hallman, 61, have been Buster’s customers for years. They drive in from Dalzell three or four times a week. “It’ll work,” said Boykin, about the new location. “There are a lot of working people out there, and there’s nowhere to eat.” Galiano acknowledged that it could be folly to expand in the current market, especially with food prices at an all-time high. But the businesswoman, who owns five other restaurants under J.B. Foods Inc. carefully weighed the costs before diving in again. “We scratched our heads and scratched our heads and looked very seriously at that,” she said. “But what we’re getting from all our customers is that if you don’t want fast food — if you want to sit down and actually have a meal, with vegetables and all, for a lesser price — there’s just no place to do that over there, on that side of town. The other thing is breakfast. There’s just no place on that side of town where you can get it, except McDonalds, and that’s not a sit-down business.” Location is certainly key, as any business owner knows. But so are price and quality, and Galiano is highly conscious of both. It could be the thing that is keeping her in business. Virtually everything Buster’s serves is made from scratch, and many are original recipes. “We take collards out of a box. They come in whole, we take ’em out and we chop ’em up,” Galiano explained. “If we have potato and bacon soup on the menu for lunch one day, you can be sure that someone has peeled those potatoes. There are a few things, like beans, that we don’t start off fresh or fresh-frozen, but even then, we fix ‘em up.” As every small business owner knows, however, it’s service that makes the biggest difference, especially during difficult times. And that, perhaps, is what makes Buster’s stand out from the chain restaurants. Customers feel like family, say the trio of Galiano, director of operations Jennifer Roark and manager Ann Taylor. During an interview, one came in wearing slippers. Others give Christmas presents to the staff every year. Also, just like the family living room, many have special seats as well. “Like church pews,” Roark explained. “If it’s taken, they get huffy. Then they look lost.” Galiano remains conscious of the business side of the restaurant. “We can’t afford McDonald’s-style advertising,” she said. “All we can do is good food and personal service. And I truly believe that’s why they come back. They’re not a number in here.” Contact Staff Writer Annabelle Robertson at arobertson@theitem.com or (803) 774-1250. ROBERT A. GALIANO JR. Posted Wednesday, September 14, 2022 6:00 am Robert "Bob" A. Galiano Jr., 78, husband of Jeanne Haynes Galiano, died on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Born in Tampa, Florida, he was a son of the late Robert A. Galiano Sr. and Dora Suarez Galiano. Mr. Galiano was of the Catholic faith and was a retired Realtor with Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate Co. He was the owner and operator of Palmetto Subs. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served in Vietnam. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two sons, Joey Turbeville (Sarah) of Columbia and Robert A. "Bobby" Galiano III; three daughters, Jennifer Roark (Kevin), and from a previous marriage, Deanna Smith and Cristina Palmer; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a sister, Hope Pedrero, and a nephew, Mark Pedrero. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Bethesda Church of God with the Rev. Al Sims officiating. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum with military honors. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Wesley Turbeville, Blake Roark, Manning Turbeville, Brayden Roark, Hayden Poston and Jim Lowder. Honorary pallbearers will be Al Barrineau, Tom Cuttino, Dr. Tom Bowen, Vincent Lazzara, Talmadge Tobias, Jim Mushock, Karl Ford, Nick Kremydas and Robert Anthony. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Memorials may be made to Wilson Hall School, 520 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150 is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Robert "Bob" Galiano Jr. - 1944-2022: Former Sumter city councilman remembered for 'wide expertise,' support in economic development The late Robert "Bob" Galiano Jr. served Sumter City Council's Ward 5 for more than 25 years. PHOTO PROVIDED Posted Wednesday, September 21, 2022 6:00 am BY SHELBIE GOULDING shelbie@theitem.com Former colleagues of a longtime city councilman reflected on his time serving the community and described him as a leader impactful in Sumter's economic growth. Robert "Bob" Galiano Jr., 78, left his imprint in the westside of Sumter; he died on Sept. 11, 2022. Born in Tampa, Florida, Galiano called Sumter home for many years, working in both the real estate and food industry; he was a realtor with Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate Company and owner and operator of Palmetto Subs, according to his obituary. In addition to serving his community by finding them a new home or feeding empty bellies, Galiano more than dabbled in politics. He served Sumter City Council's Ward 5 from 1992-2018, according to City Clerk Linda Hammett. "I got to work with him for several years. He was on council when they hired me as city manager," City Manager Deron McCormick said. "He was a stable fixture in the westside of town, but he always cared about people across town." Long before becoming city manager, McCormick came to know Galiano as a kind, thoughtful man of business. He said Galiano's "wide expertise" in real estate, restaurants and the military - he was also a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam - helped lead Sumter's economic future early in his political career. "The way Ward 5 developed," McCormick said, "it's sort of the newer part of town, if you will, especially historically speaking. He was really a good advocate for the westside of town, realizing at the same time that a lot of development was taking care of things in the core of town." Galiano was known for his "provoking questions" in Sumter City Council meetings, but he was also known as a community supporter. "He was a big advocate for our utilities and doing things right. He understood the need for that with development and real estate, so across the whole community in economic development as well," McCormick said. "We always could count on good thought-provoking questions, but at the same time I felt like could always count on his support. If it was positive and good for the entire community, he was going to be supportive of it. I can't remember a time when he wasn't." One notable characterization was that he was always looking ahead, wanting to know the "what's next" before diving in head first. "He was one of those councilmembers that definitely saw the big picture and also had a mind on the future," McCormick said. Former mayor Joe McElveen called Galiano a dear friend who contributed much to Sumter's downtown revitalization. "Bob brought a lot of expertise to city council," he said. "He had a real strong background in real estate and especially in commercial developments, so as we began to try and revitalize downtown, he was a valued source of knowledge." Another addition to the Sumter community that Galiano advocated for was Veterans Park and its Tuskegee Airmen memorial next to Shaw Air Force Base. Not only because he was a military veteran, but both Galiano and McElveen were friends with one of the Sumter native airmen, Leroy Bowman. McElveen said Bowman's death led Galiano to bring the project to fruition years later. Working on government time, projects often take time to develop, but McElveen said Galiano was a councilman who remained a gentleman in every situation, whether it was in his favor or not. "That's the way he was," he said. "Even if things weren't going the way Bob wanted them to, he always maintained that gentlemanly perspective and calmness." [2, 3, 4, 6, 10] | |
| MILI | He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served in Vietnam. [2] | |
| Occupation | he opened a second Buster’s on Pinewood Road in the old Rooster’s restaurant building by mid-February or early March 2009 [6] | |
| _UID | 4BCF621ACC7A4BEC97FA85B281C3EBCDD79D | |
| Death | 11 Sep 2022 | Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 16 Sep 2022 | Evergreen Memorial Park Mausoleum, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [2] |
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| Person ID | I141099 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 3 Oct 2022 | |
| Father | Robert Aldaberto GALIANO, Sr. d. Bef 11 Sep 2022 | |
| Mother | Dora Marie SUAREZ d. Bef 12 Jan 2003 | |
| _UID | 82DBF24C7E604C548009F63CB209CBF44E9D | |
| _UID | 82DBF24C7E604C548009F63CB209CBF44E9D | |
| Family ID | F96792 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Lynda Mae Bell OWENS, b. 27 Sep 1945 at 8:10 P.M., Conway Hospital, Conway, Horry County, South Carolina | |||||
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1968 | Charleston AFB Chapel, Charleston County, South Carolina [10] |
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| Divorce | Jul 1979 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [11] |
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| Last Modified | 28 May 2012 | |||||
| Family 2 | Jeanne HAYNES | |||
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| Family ID | F96793 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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