William Earl Glenn Jr.
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March 14th, 1931 – January 10th, 2025
Bill has passed away onto whatever is next. Having an enduring interest in science, he firmly believed this would eventually happen. His life’s path was enriched with many adventures.
Born to William Earl Glenn and Itlie May Copeland Glenn in Houston, Texas, he was their only child, but raised among many colorful aunts, uncles, and cousins. At age 13, he and his mother moved to the small citrus town of Santa Paula, California. There he finished high school and began college. That path was interrupted by the Korean War and four years of service in the U.S. Navy. After returning to Santa Paula, he completed his education, married Clara Cuevas and raised four children.
In 1960, Bill began a 26 year career with the U.S. Border Patrol, most of it spent in El Centro, CA near the Mexican border. He described his career not as a job, but as an adventure.
In 1990, Bill married Kay Patterson and together they followed her career path to Seoul, Korea and Frankfurt, Germany before she retired and they returned to Santa Paula where they lived for the next 18 years. Their final move was to Florida, living first in Sebring, then Lakeland, and lastly St. Petersburg.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents and former wife. He is survived by his loving wife, Kay; his children, William Glenn III, Barbara Harrington (Adam), Marcela Karlson (Wayne), and Jane Glenn. He also leaves behind his step-children, Scott Patterson and Stephanie Ginn (Mark) as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bill was proud of his family and very pleased that they are all contributing positively to the world we live in.
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I am ever so grateful for having known Uncle Bill! He was affectionately known as “Uncle Birthday” as he had the same birthday as my niece Megan. He was probably the smartest person I have ever met, but was not arrogant with his knowledge! He was a kind generous man! I will truly miss him! My sincere condolences to my Aunt Kay (also known as “Auntma”.). I also want to send my condolences to all of his family ! 🙏✝️
Bill & Kay were wonderful friends & neighbors when we all lived in Santa Paula, CA.
Bill was a great friend & had a good sense of humor. He will be missed.
My sincere condolences to all his family.
My late wife and I were truly blessed to have been able to call Bill our good friend while he and Kay lived in Sebring Florida. I absolutely loved his wry humor that he could dispense almost sponteously when a situation required it. Bill was an individual who honestly made the world a much better place. Rest in peace my friend, and know you’ll be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing you.
It was a “small world” fortuitous meeting when we met Bill in Santa Paula. Bill and Kay were helping to host a “Ghost Walk” in the town that evening and Bill recognized my last name as that of one of his friends, and a former colleague, in the Border Patrol. Sure enough, that friend and colleague was my dad. Bill and I had a great, albeit shorter than I would’ve liked, relationship out of that meeting. Bill and I would get together and he would relate stories of my dad that I never knew about, but that he had first-hand knowledge of, during their time together in Calexico and El Centro. It was a frustration when we all moved away from Santa Paula and weren’t able to get together personally any longer! May Bill rest in Peace.
My sincere condolences to the Glenn family. I remember Mr Glenn as an outgoing and gregarious man. He always had a joke or story to tell. I know he will be missed.
Bill was a wonderful man. We first met him when Kay and he moved to Florida where we live. Through the years, we often had dinners and get togethers. Bill possessed a wonderful humor and was always sharing stories and laughter. “Those were the days my friend. We thought they’d never end. We’d sing and dance forever and a day.” Rest in peace dear friend.