Glynn A. Fairburn of Slidell, Louisiana passed away on May 29, 2014 at age 88.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer Allen Fairburn and Leah Marie Berthelot Fairburn, and his brother, Curtis B. Fairburn.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years and Slidell High sweetheart, Eloise. He is also survived by his three children: Karen Taylor, Keith Fairburn (wife Janet), and Kim Steed (husband Wayne); four grandchildren: Meredith Tittsworth (husband Andrew), Matthew, Allison, and David Steed; three great grandchildren: Peyton, Brady, and Ellis Tittsworth; and nephew, Bruce Fairburn. Other survivors are Dick and Donna Karchner (sister-in-law and brother-in-law) and their daughters. Glynn loved his adopted family from Bosnia: Anto, Janja, Antonija, and Antoni Cutura.
Glynn was born in Livingston, Louisiana and lived there until early teens. In Slidell, He attended junior and high school until graduating in 1944. Then he was drafted into the Marine Corps, trained in California, and sent to the Pacific Theater to join the new Sixth Division. The Sixth Division landed at Okinawa on April 1, 1945 and fought the battle to its end. Glynn was wounded, recovered, and then sent to Guadalcanal. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and the war was over. The Sixth Division and other forces landed Honshu, Japan on August 30, 1945 for Occupation. The Sixth Division was then disbanded. Glynn was a member of the Marine Honor Guard aboard the Big Mo for the ceremonial peace signing with Japan.
Glynn worked at the Yokosuka Naval Base until he returned home on May 6, 1946 for discharge. At home he worked at a shipyard. He and Eloise married in August and left for Lafayette, Louisiana. He entered Southwestern and earned his BS degree in Vocational Agriculture and Biology. At home, he worked odd jobs and taught Vets to help them cam their GED. Glynn was recalled to the Marines for military service during the Korean Conflict. He served stateside until December 1951.
He was trained and hired as a driver for Greyhound Bus Company with commuter routes to Florida. The position of Science teacher at Slidell High became available. Glynn interviewed and was hired. He began teaching September 1952. In his science classroom there was a photography lab which housed Graflex professional camera. Photography became a new love, hobby. He also loved being a senior sponsor for the annual trip to Washington, DC. When the new Slidell High School was built and its students were moved, the old school became Slidell Jr. High. Glynn had just earned his M. Ed. at LSU. He was chosen to become the new principal at Slidell Jr. High. The first years were hard with the mass enrollment due to the people employed by NASA. He and his faculty worked diligently to earn its high acceptance rating. He later became a Supervisor of Upper Education and Vocational and Textbooks in St. Tammany Parish until retirement on September 30, 1972.
Glynn did a lot of things from early teen to retirement. He played basketball, boxed in Junior High School, and was Senior Class President in High School. He loved vocational agriculture, public speaking, driving a school bus, playing in the band, playing his guitar in the high school swing band, driving big trucks, working in the shipyard, veterinary work with AG teachers, week-end fishing trips with friends, and working with other teacher to finalize a Federal chapter of the Teachers Credit Union. He loved to camp, plant big gardens, shop work, photography (video). He also loved RVing and attending Western Swing shows. He videoed many of this shows and other events for friends. All these things brought him great pleasure in addition to the love for family, friends, and students. Of course, there was always the love of being a Marine - Semper Fi.
There will be a military committal for Glynn A. Fairburn at the new Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on, Monday, June 30, 2014 at 2:00p.m.
The family prefers that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Leukemia Society, or to Parkinson's Society, or to the charity of their choice.
The family extends our heartfelt thanks to Terry, Fredine, Karen, Robin, and staff at Honaker Funeral Home.
Please go to their website to sign in: www.honakerforestlawn.com
The family also gives special thanks to Canon Hospice and Greenbriar Community Care Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer Allen Fairburn and Leah Marie Berthelot Fairburn, and his brother, Curtis B. Fairburn.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years and Slidell High sweetheart, Eloise. He is also survived by his three children: Karen Taylor, Keith Fairburn (wife Janet), and Kim Steed (husband Wayne); four grandchildren: Meredith Tittsworth (husband Andrew), Matthew, Allison, and David Steed; three great grandchildren: Peyton, Brady, and Ellis Tittsworth; and nephew, Bruce Fairburn. Other survivors are Dick and Donna Karchner (sister-in-law and brother-in-law) and their daughters. Glynn loved his adopted family from Bosnia: Anto, Janja, Antonija, and Antoni Cutura.
Glynn was born in Livingston, Louisiana and lived there until early teens. In Slidell, He attended junior and high school until graduating in 1944. Then he was drafted into the Marine Corps, trained in California, and sent to the Pacific Theater to join the new Sixth Division. The Sixth Division landed at Okinawa on April 1, 1945 and fought the battle to its end. Glynn was wounded, recovered, and then sent to Guadalcanal. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and the war was over. The Sixth Division and other forces landed Honshu, Japan on August 30, 1945 for Occupation. The Sixth Division was then disbanded. Glynn was a member of the Marine Honor Guard aboard the Big Mo for the ceremonial peace signing with Japan.
Glynn worked at the Yokosuka Naval Base until he returned home on May 6, 1946 for discharge. At home he worked at a shipyard. He and Eloise married in August and left for Lafayette, Louisiana. He entered Southwestern and earned his BS degree in Vocational Agriculture and Biology. At home, he worked odd jobs and taught Vets to help them cam their GED. Glynn was recalled to the Marines for military service during the Korean Conflict. He served stateside until December 1951.
He was trained and hired as a driver for Greyhound Bus Company with commuter routes to Florida. The position of Science teacher at Slidell High became available. Glynn interviewed and was hired. He began teaching September 1952. In his science classroom there was a photography lab which housed Graflex professional camera. Photography became a new love, hobby. He also loved being a senior sponsor for the annual trip to Washington, DC. When the new Slidell High School was built and its students were moved, the old school became Slidell Jr. High. Glynn had just earned his M. Ed. at LSU. He was chosen to become the new principal at Slidell Jr. High. The first years were hard with the mass enrollment due to the people employed by NASA. He and his faculty worked diligently to earn its high acceptance rating. He later became a Supervisor of Upper Education and Vocational and Textbooks in St. Tammany Parish until retirement on September 30, 1972.
Glynn did a lot of things from early teen to retirement. He played basketball, boxed in Junior High School, and was Senior Class President in High School. He loved vocational agriculture, public speaking, driving a school bus, playing in the band, playing his guitar in the high school swing band, driving big trucks, working in the shipyard, veterinary work with AG teachers, week-end fishing trips with friends, and working with other teacher to finalize a Federal chapter of the Teachers Credit Union. He loved to camp, plant big gardens, shop work, photography (video). He also loved RVing and attending Western Swing shows. He videoed many of this shows and other events for friends. All these things brought him great pleasure in addition to the love for family, friends, and students. Of course, there was always the love of being a Marine - Semper Fi.
There will be a military committal for Glynn A. Fairburn at the new Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on, Monday, June 30, 2014 at 2:00p.m.
The family prefers that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Leukemia Society, or to Parkinson's Society, or to the charity of their choice.
The family extends our heartfelt thanks to Terry, Fredine, Karen, Robin, and staff at Honaker Funeral Home.
Please go to their website to sign in: www.honakerforestlawn.com
The family also gives special thanks to Canon Hospice and Greenbriar Community Care Center.
Glynn A. Fairburn of Slidell, Louisiana passed away on May 29, 2014 at age 88.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer Allen Fairburn and Leah Marie Berthelot Fairburn, and his brother, Curtis B. Fairburn.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years and Slidell High sweetheart, Eloise. He is also survived by his three children: Karen Taylor, Keith Fairburn (wife Janet), and Kim Steed (husband Wayne); four grandchildren: Meredith Tittsworth (husband Andrew), Matthew, Allison, and David Steed; three great grandchildren: Peyton, Brady, and Ellis Tittsworth; and nephew, Bruce Fairburn. Other survivors are Dick and Donna Karchner (sister-in-law and brother-in-law) and their daughters. Glynn loved his adopted family from Bosnia: Anto, Janja, Antonija, and Antoni Cutura.
Glynn was born in Livingston, Louisiana and lived there until early teens. In Slidell, He attended junior and high school until graduating in 1944. Then he was drafted into the Marine Corps, trained in California, and sent to the Pacific Theater to join the new Sixth Division. The Sixth Division landed at Okinawa on April 1, 1945 and fought the battle to its end. Glynn was wounded, recovered, and then sent to Guadalcanal. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and the war was over. The Sixth Division and other forces landed Honshu, Japan on August 30, 1945 for Occupation. The Sixth Division was then disbanded. Glynn was a member of the Marine Honor Guard aboard the Big Mo for the ceremonial peace signing with Japan.
Glynn worked at the Yokosuka Naval Base until he returned home on May 6, 1946 for discharge. At home he worked at a shipyard. He and Eloise married in August and left for Lafayette, Louisiana. He entered Southwestern and earned his BS degree in Vocational Agriculture and Biology. At home, he worked odd jobs and taught Vets to help them cam their GED. Glynn was recalled to the Marines for military service during the Korean Conflict. He served stateside until December 1951.
He was trained and hired as a driver for Greyhound Bus Company with commuter routes to Florida. The position of Science teacher at Slidell High became available. Glynn interviewed and was hired. He began teaching September 1952. In his science classroom there was a photography lab which housed Graflex professional camera. Photography became a new love, hobby. He also loved being a senior sponsor for the annual trip to Washington, DC. When the new Slidell High School was built and its students were moved, the old school became Slidell Jr. High. Glynn had just earned his M. Ed. at LSU. He was chosen to become the new principal at Slidell Jr. High. The first years were hard with the mass enrollment due to the people employed by NASA. He and his faculty worked diligently to earn its high acceptance rating. He later became a Supervisor of Upper Education and Vocational and Textbooks in St. Tammany Parish until retirement on September 30, 1972.
Glynn did a lot of things from early teen to retirement. He played basketball, boxed in Junior High School, and was Senior Class President in High School. He loved vocational agriculture, public speaking, driving a school bus, playing in the band, playing his guitar in the high school swing band, driving big trucks, working in the shipyard, veterinary work with AG teachers, week-end fishing trips with friends, and working with other teacher to finalize a Federal chapter of the Teachers Credit Union. He loved to camp, plant big gardens, shop work, photography (video). He also loved RVing and attending Western Swing shows. He videoed many of this shows and other events for friends. All these things brought him great pleasure in addition to the love for family, friends, and students. Of course, there was always the love of being a Marine - Semper Fi.
There will be a military committal for Glynn A. Fairburn at the new Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on, Monday, June 30, 2014 at 2:00p.m.
The family prefers that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Leukemia Society, or to Parkinson's Society, or to the charity of their choice.
The family extends our heartfelt thanks to Terry, Fredine, Karen, Robin, and staff at Honaker Funeral Home.
Please go to their website to sign in: www.honakerforestlawn.com
The family also gives special thanks to Canon Hospice and Greenbriar Community Care Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer Allen Fairburn and Leah Marie Berthelot Fairburn, and his brother, Curtis B. Fairburn.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years and Slidell High sweetheart, Eloise. He is also survived by his three children: Karen Taylor, Keith Fairburn (wife Janet), and Kim Steed (husband Wayne); four grandchildren: Meredith Tittsworth (husband Andrew), Matthew, Allison, and David Steed; three great grandchildren: Peyton, Brady, and Ellis Tittsworth; and nephew, Bruce Fairburn. Other survivors are Dick and Donna Karchner (sister-in-law and brother-in-law) and their daughters. Glynn loved his adopted family from Bosnia: Anto, Janja, Antonija, and Antoni Cutura.
Glynn was born in Livingston, Louisiana and lived there until early teens. In Slidell, He attended junior and high school until graduating in 1944. Then he was drafted into the Marine Corps, trained in California, and sent to the Pacific Theater to join the new Sixth Division. The Sixth Division landed at Okinawa on April 1, 1945 and fought the battle to its end. Glynn was wounded, recovered, and then sent to Guadalcanal. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and the war was over. The Sixth Division and other forces landed Honshu, Japan on August 30, 1945 for Occupation. The Sixth Division was then disbanded. Glynn was a member of the Marine Honor Guard aboard the Big Mo for the ceremonial peace signing with Japan.
Glynn worked at the Yokosuka Naval Base until he returned home on May 6, 1946 for discharge. At home he worked at a shipyard. He and Eloise married in August and left for Lafayette, Louisiana. He entered Southwestern and earned his BS degree in Vocational Agriculture and Biology. At home, he worked odd jobs and taught Vets to help them cam their GED. Glynn was recalled to the Marines for military service during the Korean Conflict. He served stateside until December 1951.
He was trained and hired as a driver for Greyhound Bus Company with commuter routes to Florida. The position of Science teacher at Slidell High became available. Glynn interviewed and was hired. He began teaching September 1952. In his science classroom there was a photography lab which housed Graflex professional camera. Photography became a new love, hobby. He also loved being a senior sponsor for the annual trip to Washington, DC. When the new Slidell High School was built and its students were moved, the old school became Slidell Jr. High. Glynn had just earned his M. Ed. at LSU. He was chosen to become the new principal at Slidell Jr. High. The first years were hard with the mass enrollment due to the people employed by NASA. He and his faculty worked diligently to earn its high acceptance rating. He later became a Supervisor of Upper Education and Vocational and Textbooks in St. Tammany Parish until retirement on September 30, 1972.
Glynn did a lot of things from early teen to retirement. He played basketball, boxed in Junior High School, and was Senior Class President in High School. He loved vocational agriculture, public speaking, driving a school bus, playing in the band, playing his guitar in the high school swing band, driving big trucks, working in the shipyard, veterinary work with AG teachers, week-end fishing trips with friends, and working with other teacher to finalize a Federal chapter of the Teachers Credit Union. He loved to camp, plant big gardens, shop work, photography (video). He also loved RVing and attending Western Swing shows. He videoed many of this shows and other events for friends. All these things brought him great pleasure in addition to the love for family, friends, and students. Of course, there was always the love of being a Marine - Semper Fi.
There will be a military committal for Glynn A. Fairburn at the new Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery on, Monday, June 30, 2014 at 2:00p.m.
The family prefers that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Leukemia Society, or to Parkinson's Society, or to the charity of their choice.
The family extends our heartfelt thanks to Terry, Fredine, Karen, Robin, and staff at Honaker Funeral Home.
Please go to their website to sign in: www.honakerforestlawn.com
The family also gives special thanks to Canon Hospice and Greenbriar Community Care Center.
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