We received the sad news of the passing of Gordon Glidden, brother of Deborah Glidden Saliba Dwight ’63, John Glidden ESB ’65 and Jim Glidden ESB ’68, passed away on October 6, 2021:

“Gordon G. Glidden of Huntington Woods, Michigan and Sugar Springs, Michigan died October 6, 2021 after a long illness. He was 65. Gordon was born in New York on August 10, 1956 to Rae Petigrue Glidden and John C. Glidden. He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended the Englewood Public Schools and the Englewood School for Boys before attending the Kent School in Kent, CT, where he graduated in 1974. He started playing hockey at the Englewood Field Club at a young age, and played throughout high school and college. Mr. Glidden graduated from Union College, Schenectady, NY in 1978 with a degree in Civil Engineering. During his senior year at Union, while captain of the Junior Varsity Hockey team, the entire Varsity team resigned in a dispute with the college. Glidden found himself now captain of the Varsity of a Division I hockey team with a ragtag squad. His team lost 19 out of 19 games, scored a total of one goal, and yet he determined that the team would show up for every minute of every game, which they did. After college, he began his engineering career at Turner Construction Corporation and was assigned to their Columbus, Ohio office. In 1985 he relocated to Turner’s Detroit office establishing his construction expertise as a Cost Engineer. In 2003 Gordon left the Construction Industry and used his knowledge of construction and real estate to establish himself in the home inspection business with the firm of US Inspect, Inc. In 2014, he established his own Firm, Inland Lakes Home Inspection Services Inc., concentrating in both the Detroit area and Gladwin County in northern Michigan. After establishing his firm, Gordon became a licensed Drone Pilot and was able to utilize his skills in enhancing his home inspection business. He was a longtime member of the American Society of Home Inspectors and received several awards from the Real Estate Industry. In Huntington Woods, Gordon readily volunteered his time and expertise with the Huntington Woods Planning Commission and was its Chairman for several years. He was also a long-time member of the Detroit Chapter of the Optimists Club which is dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth. Gordon Glidden is survived by his siblings, Deborah Saliba of Orleans, Mass., John C. Glidden, Jr. of Closter, New Jersey and James LP Glidden of Holliston, Mass. He is also survived by nine nieces and nephews and twelve Grand nieces and nephews.” The obituary notice is posted on the AJ Demond Funeral home website.