From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Thursday, June 2, 2005:
FORT WORTH -- Darrell Kenneth Glenn, 87, a retired deputy regional administrator with the General Services Administration, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, Dr. Dana Jones officiating. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jim Branch, C.B. Bruner, M.D., James Ditto, Bob Finley, Dale Green, Jack Hammon, Alex Hoffman and Chet McKeen.
Memorials: Mr. Glenn's memory may be honored with a gift to the Rotary Foundation, 306 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; or American Red Cross, 1515 S. Sylvania, Fort Worth, Texas 76111.
Darrell's achievements began early in life. He was awarded the rank of Life Scout at the Longhorn Council's first summer camp at Worth Ranch in 1930. He was the cadet corps commander as well as commander of the rifle drill team at North Texas Agricultural College, also formerly NTAC, now UT-Arlington. He went on to serve as first lieutenant in the Combat Engineers, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
Following the war, he was a civilian personnel director at Carswell Air Force Base. There he was also a founder of the Credit Union, now OMNI Credit Union.
He spent the next 43 years with the General Services Administration of the United States, the latter portion of that career as deputy regional administrator for Region 11, which included Texas. During this service, he received the GSA Public Service Award, Civil Servant of the Year and Exceptional Service awards. He was also a founder of what is now the Fort Worth Community Credit Union.
Darrell's service to our community included many years on the boards of directors of the Fort Worth chapter of the American Red Cross; the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America; the Child Study Center; Casa Manana; and the Salvation Army. He also served as president or vice president of each of these organizations.
Mayors Stovall and Woods each honored him by proclaiming a "Darrell Glenn Day" for his service to the city and our community. He was also appointed by Mayor Bolen to be park board chairman. Other appointments included the Alan Bean (astronaut) Day Celebration and the Sesquicentennial Celebration. He was the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth in 1973 and a club director from 1971 to 1975. He was a recipient of the William B. Todd Award and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Darrell lived his life according to the motto of Rotary International: "Service above self."
He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, an outstanding community leader, a loving and inspirational father and husband, and a loyal friend.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen Jeanette Glenn, and a brother, Arthur Melvin Glenn.
Survivors: Daughter, Sally Glenn Parmelee and her husband, Bob; grandson, Kenneth Robert Parmelee and his wife, Mary; granddaughter, Julia Kathleen Russell and her husband, Brian; great-granddaughters, Elizabeth, Catherine and Caroline Russell and Arwen Parmelee; and brother, Wayne E. Glenn and his wife, Barbara.
FORT WORTH -- Darrell Kenneth Glenn, 87, a retired deputy regional administrator with the General Services Administration, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, Dr. Dana Jones officiating. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jim Branch, C.B. Bruner, M.D., James Ditto, Bob Finley, Dale Green, Jack Hammon, Alex Hoffman and Chet McKeen.
Memorials: Mr. Glenn's memory may be honored with a gift to the Rotary Foundation, 306 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; or American Red Cross, 1515 S. Sylvania, Fort Worth, Texas 76111.
Darrell's achievements began early in life. He was awarded the rank of Life Scout at the Longhorn Council's first summer camp at Worth Ranch in 1930. He was the cadet corps commander as well as commander of the rifle drill team at North Texas Agricultural College, also formerly NTAC, now UT-Arlington. He went on to serve as first lieutenant in the Combat Engineers, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
Following the war, he was a civilian personnel director at Carswell Air Force Base. There he was also a founder of the Credit Union, now OMNI Credit Union.
He spent the next 43 years with the General Services Administration of the United States, the latter portion of that career as deputy regional administrator for Region 11, which included Texas. During this service, he received the GSA Public Service Award, Civil Servant of the Year and Exceptional Service awards. He was also a founder of what is now the Fort Worth Community Credit Union.
Darrell's service to our community included many years on the boards of directors of the Fort Worth chapter of the American Red Cross; the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America; the Child Study Center; Casa Manana; and the Salvation Army. He also served as president or vice president of each of these organizations.
Mayors Stovall and Woods each honored him by proclaiming a "Darrell Glenn Day" for his service to the city and our community. He was also appointed by Mayor Bolen to be park board chairman. Other appointments included the Alan Bean (astronaut) Day Celebration and the Sesquicentennial Celebration. He was the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth in 1973 and a club director from 1971 to 1975. He was a recipient of the William B. Todd Award and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Darrell lived his life according to the motto of Rotary International: "Service above self."
He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, an outstanding community leader, a loving and inspirational father and husband, and a loyal friend.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen Jeanette Glenn, and a brother, Arthur Melvin Glenn.
Survivors: Daughter, Sally Glenn Parmelee and her husband, Bob; grandson, Kenneth Robert Parmelee and his wife, Mary; granddaughter, Julia Kathleen Russell and her husband, Brian; great-granddaughters, Elizabeth, Catherine and Caroline Russell and Arwen Parmelee; and brother, Wayne E. Glenn and his wife, Barbara.
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Thursday, June 2, 2005:
FORT WORTH -- Darrell Kenneth Glenn, 87, a retired deputy regional administrator with the General Services Administration, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, Dr. Dana Jones officiating. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jim Branch, C.B. Bruner, M.D., James Ditto, Bob Finley, Dale Green, Jack Hammon, Alex Hoffman and Chet McKeen.
Memorials: Mr. Glenn's memory may be honored with a gift to the Rotary Foundation, 306 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; or American Red Cross, 1515 S. Sylvania, Fort Worth, Texas 76111.
Darrell's achievements began early in life. He was awarded the rank of Life Scout at the Longhorn Council's first summer camp at Worth Ranch in 1930. He was the cadet corps commander as well as commander of the rifle drill team at North Texas Agricultural College, also formerly NTAC, now UT-Arlington. He went on to serve as first lieutenant in the Combat Engineers, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
Following the war, he was a civilian personnel director at Carswell Air Force Base. There he was also a founder of the Credit Union, now OMNI Credit Union.
He spent the next 43 years with the General Services Administration of the United States, the latter portion of that career as deputy regional administrator for Region 11, which included Texas. During this service, he received the GSA Public Service Award, Civil Servant of the Year and Exceptional Service awards. He was also a founder of what is now the Fort Worth Community Credit Union.
Darrell's service to our community included many years on the boards of directors of the Fort Worth chapter of the American Red Cross; the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America; the Child Study Center; Casa Manana; and the Salvation Army. He also served as president or vice president of each of these organizations.
Mayors Stovall and Woods each honored him by proclaiming a "Darrell Glenn Day" for his service to the city and our community. He was also appointed by Mayor Bolen to be park board chairman. Other appointments included the Alan Bean (astronaut) Day Celebration and the Sesquicentennial Celebration. He was the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth in 1973 and a club director from 1971 to 1975. He was a recipient of the William B. Todd Award and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Darrell lived his life according to the motto of Rotary International: "Service above self."
He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, an outstanding community leader, a loving and inspirational father and husband, and a loyal friend.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen Jeanette Glenn, and a brother, Arthur Melvin Glenn.
Survivors: Daughter, Sally Glenn Parmelee and her husband, Bob; grandson, Kenneth Robert Parmelee and his wife, Mary; granddaughter, Julia Kathleen Russell and her husband, Brian; great-granddaughters, Elizabeth, Catherine and Caroline Russell and Arwen Parmelee; and brother, Wayne E. Glenn and his wife, Barbara.
FORT WORTH -- Darrell Kenneth Glenn, 87, a retired deputy regional administrator with the General Services Administration, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, Dr. Dana Jones officiating. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jim Branch, C.B. Bruner, M.D., James Ditto, Bob Finley, Dale Green, Jack Hammon, Alex Hoffman and Chet McKeen.
Memorials: Mr. Glenn's memory may be honored with a gift to the Rotary Foundation, 306 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; First Presbyterian Church, 1000 Penn St., Fort Worth, Texas 76102; or American Red Cross, 1515 S. Sylvania, Fort Worth, Texas 76111.
Darrell's achievements began early in life. He was awarded the rank of Life Scout at the Longhorn Council's first summer camp at Worth Ranch in 1930. He was the cadet corps commander as well as commander of the rifle drill team at North Texas Agricultural College, also formerly NTAC, now UT-Arlington. He went on to serve as first lieutenant in the Combat Engineers, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army.
Following the war, he was a civilian personnel director at Carswell Air Force Base. There he was also a founder of the Credit Union, now OMNI Credit Union.
He spent the next 43 years with the General Services Administration of the United States, the latter portion of that career as deputy regional administrator for Region 11, which included Texas. During this service, he received the GSA Public Service Award, Civil Servant of the Year and Exceptional Service awards. He was also a founder of what is now the Fort Worth Community Credit Union.
Darrell's service to our community included many years on the boards of directors of the Fort Worth chapter of the American Red Cross; the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America; the Child Study Center; Casa Manana; and the Salvation Army. He also served as president or vice president of each of these organizations.
Mayors Stovall and Woods each honored him by proclaiming a "Darrell Glenn Day" for his service to the city and our community. He was also appointed by Mayor Bolen to be park board chairman. Other appointments included the Alan Bean (astronaut) Day Celebration and the Sesquicentennial Celebration. He was the president of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth in 1973 and a club director from 1971 to 1975. He was a recipient of the William B. Todd Award and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Darrell lived his life according to the motto of Rotary International: "Service above self."
He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, an outstanding community leader, a loving and inspirational father and husband, and a loyal friend.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen Jeanette Glenn, and a brother, Arthur Melvin Glenn.
Survivors: Daughter, Sally Glenn Parmelee and her husband, Bob; grandson, Kenneth Robert Parmelee and his wife, Mary; granddaughter, Julia Kathleen Russell and her husband, Brian; great-granddaughters, Elizabeth, Catherine and Caroline Russell and Arwen Parmelee; and brother, Wayne E. Glenn and his wife, Barbara.
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