Jerome James Callaway, MD (Jerry) - 90

Jerome James Callaway, MD (Jerry), age 90, passed away at his home in Crete, Illinois July 20, 2026. He was born July 8, 1936 in Wadena, Minnesota. He received his bachelor's degree in medicine from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He then graduated from Northwestern Medical School (NUMS) in Chicago with an MD degree. His further education took him to Cincinnati General Hospital for an internship and back to NUMS for residency and fellowships, obtaining Board Certification in both Internal and Pulmonary Medicine.

Jerry's leadership positions included: associate professor at NUMS and chief of the pulmonary section at VA Research Hospital where he participated in published research; assistant chief of medicine at the Public Health Service in Baltimore; assistant professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston; voluntary service in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky; internal and pulmonary medicine practice at Lakeland Medical Associates and Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin; the city's first pulmonologist at Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin; and consultant to the University of Wisconsin Medical School where he won an award for teaching excellence.

Christian values and beliefs were at the center of Jerry's life, and he had a passion for music, especially classical. He had a keen sense of humor and most enjoyed being with his family and friends, taking trailer trips out West and hiking in the woods of Northern Wisconsin.

Jerry was the loving husband of Donna Kay Johnson; father of Anna Kay (Mike) Marschner; grandfather of Madison Rose, Makayla Kathleen, Gabriellia Ann, Makenzie Jannette and Mason Jerome; son of the late Eva Klopfer and Clarence Weston Callaway; stepson of the late MaVonne Marsche; brother of the late Donald Joseph (Donna Rae) Callaway. Jerry was an uncle to many nieces and nephews, and a cousin and friend to many.

Memorial visitation at Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, 530 W. 14th Street (US Rt 30, 3 blocks E of Western Ave), Chicago Heights on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 1:00 until time of the Memorial Service at 3 pm. Burial private. Info 708-481-9230 and panozzobros.com