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Charles William Glanz
October 11, 1943 - May 10, 2000
In Loving Memory
Dear Friends,
We want to share with you, our precious friends and family, some of the
many words of comfort we received from dear friends worldwide in response
to Charlie's suffering. So many lessons for living are contained in these
words that perhaps one day in the midst of struggles of your own, you
may be better able to feel God's presence as a result. May this be Charlie's
final
gift to us all, the legacy of love he leaves behind in all those who
were touched in some way by his life. Praise God that he is now in the
land of
the living!
With love and deep gratitude,
Barbara, Garrett, Ashley, Gavin, Gretchen, Randy, and Erin
May 13, 2000
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you. He
will never leave you nor forsake you.
Deuteronomy 31:8
Charles William Glanz
October 11, 1931 - May 10, 2000
- Charlie was born on October 11, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois,
to Henry and Margaret Glanz. He had two sisters, Katie and Margie,
and two brothers,
Henry and John.
- A die-hard Cubs fan, one of the highlights of his early years was when,
as a young boy, he got to be a substitute bat boy for the visiting
team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, at a home Cubs game.
- He was a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division and in the
187th Regimental Combat Team in the Korean War. While he was
in the service, he was the starting
pitcher for the Airborne Division. He pitched a winning game
against Bob Buehl, who went on to the Major Leagues.
- He had a try-out as a pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves in the
1950's while attending Chicago Teacher's College.
- He was a policeman for the Chicago Park District and went
on to become a plainclothes detective for the Chicago Police
Force. During his time as
a Park District police officer, he was one of the first people
on the scene at the Our Lady of the Angels school fire in
1958 and helped a number of children
escape.
- In the early 1960's he worked for Hilton Hotels, managing
Marina City restaurants in Chicago, the President's Walk
at McCormick Place, and the Viking
in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
- 1965 he began with the Chicago American newspaper and
finished his career with 30 years in advertising at the
Chicago Tribune,
where he was the Campbell
Award winner in 1989.
- His greatest passions in life were his faith, his
family, and golf.
- He is survived by his wife Barbara, his son Garrett,
and daughter-in-law Ashley, his daughter Gretchen
Gawlik and son-in-law Randy, his
daughter Erin, his grandson Gavin William Glanz.
His son, Gavin Ward Glanz, is with him in
Heaven.
This is the introduction Barbara wrote to the chapter on "Romantic Gifts" in
her new book CARE Packages for the Giving Spirit - Stories of Gifts of
Love. The book was Charlie's idea and is dedicated to him. He loved this:
My
husband surprises me sometimes. He is not what I would consider a true
romantic, but as the years go by, I realize that he is romantic in simple,
homey ways. He loves to hold hands and touch. I must admit that sometimes
in the past I have been annoyed by this, especially in the middle of
the
night when he can't sleep or in the middle of a movie or sermon to which
I'm intently
listening, but more and more, I realize what a comfort and an anchor
his touch is for me. I know, without a doubt, that I am loved!
When we
first met in the summer of 1964, he was my boss! He was managing Marina
City restaurants for the Hilton Corpora-tion, and I had a summer
job as cashier and hostess in the coffee shop. I was twenty-one years
old, a small
town Iowa girl in the city for the first time, and I had just finished
my junior year at the University of Kansas. Charlie was thirty-three,
a very
handsome, well-respected, high-powered manager who'd not only had a
tryout with the Milwaukee Braves as a pitcher but who had also been a paratrooper,
a plain clothes detective, and a night club manager, so I was immediately
dazzled by this suave, experienced man-of-the-world!
In those days he
was very romantic. Of course, we had to "date" in
secret since the boss was not supposed to fraternize with any of
the employees, so we always met at Gus's, a restaurant about a block
away. On
our first date,
after a lovely dinner we drove to the Planetarium and then went wading
in Lake Michigan. (He later told me that he had NEVER done that before!)
Since our first date was on a Tuesday, we celebrated our "anniversary" every
Tuesday from then on. Each week he took me to one of the most exclusive
places in Chicago-the London House, Mr. Kelly's, the Showboat Sari-S,
the Empire
Room. What a fabulously romantic summer I had! However, the end of
the story is that after we were married, he never took me to any
of those places again...
I have often been envious of other women whose husbands bring them
flowers, jewels, and chocolates and surprise them with spontaneous
trips to the
Orient or nights on the town. And then I think about the constancy
of my dear husband-for
thirty years of work he came directly home every single night,
he has never deceived me in any way, and he has supported me in every
endeavor
I've attempted
over all these years of marriage. What could possibly be more romantic
than that?
Charlie's Memorial: continued...
 
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