Roy Lafayette Glauz Jr.
Oct. 25, 1923-March 7, 2011
Palo Alto, California

Roy Glauz, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died peacefully on March 7, 2011, after a short illness. He was 87.

Born and raised in Detroit, Mich., Roy graduated from the University of Michigan in 1944 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Gardiners Bay.

After completing a tour of duty in Singapore and Hong Kong, he earned an M.B.A. at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for many years at Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) as a Senior Industrial Economist doing chemical market research.

Roy enjoyed using tools to build and garden, earned a certificate in Ornamental Horticulture from Foothill College, listened avidly to classical music, programed his home computer and delighted in his family who miss him very much.

Roy is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jane Webber Glauz; his brother, Robert Glauz; his four children, Carolyn Glauz-Todrank, Jim Glauz, Sally Glauz and Becky Warnock; and his grandchildren, Annalise and Bethany Glauz-Todrank and Sara and Emily Warnock.

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