James Gallagher

James L. Gallagher (legal death on December 12, 1995) is the first person cryopreserved by CryoCare Foundation. He was a 55-year-old software developer from Sunset Beach, California.

Gallagher contacted CryoCare after being informed he was terminally ill. At the beginning of December 1995 he became increasingly oxygen dependent. He decided to have his life support terminated, and get cryopreserved. On December 12, 1995, at approximately 22:50, he discontinued oxygen. He experienced cardiopulmonary arrest at 23:11. The standby team of BioPreservation, Inc. then took care of him.

Gallagher was transferred to the Alcor Life Extension Foundation on January 24, 2001. His CryoCare identifier is C-2150, and Alcor identifier is A-1871.