Glenn Gabell Anderson ’53

Glenn died Jan. 19, 2019.

He was born in Cleveland and came to Princeton from Cleveland Heights High School. He majored in mechanical engineering, belonged to the marching band and concert band, and sang in the Glee club. He was a member of Cannon Club.

After graduating, Glenn attended officer candidate school at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and guarded first the North Atlantic coast and then Caribbean and Alaskan waters before moving on to Harvard Business School to earn an MBA in 1957.

Returning to the Cleveland area, Glenn held various positions with Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Ohio Machinery Co., Western Reserve Resources Corp., and finally the Cleveland Trust Co. as a vice president and senior trust officer. Glenn was always actively involved in his church and a number of other volunteer organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, which honored his service with the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was also a trustee of the United Way and the Cleveland Rotary Club.

Glenn was predeceased by his wife, Marcella, who attended our 50th reunion with him a few months before her death. He is survived by sons Glenn and Robert, daughter Marcella, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.