Dr. Stanley R. Glasser
1926-2015
Stanley R. Glasser was born in New York City, December 2, 1926. He was educated at Cornell University and Rutgers University. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Dr. Glasser was Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. He began his academic career as an assistant professor of radiation biology with the Atomic Energy Commission at the University of Rochester and served on the medical school faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical School before joining the Baylor College Of Medicine in 1973. He was a researcher in human fertility and a human sexuality expert; he lectured worldwide and trained generations of doctoral candidates.
Dr. Stanley Glasser is survived by his wife of almost 65 years, Dorothy Rubin, a son and daughter, 2 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
His family wishes to thank the wonderful caregivers at Best Care: Angela, Neisha, Ashlyn, Reka, Christina, Gussie and especially Debra.
Graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 5th at 12:30 pm at Beth Israel Memorial Gardens, 1101 Antoine, Houston.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Jack O'Wesne Student Fund at Baylor College of Medicine, Planned Parenthood of Texas, or a charity of your choice.

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Published by Houston Chronicle on May 4, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
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Stan and Doris at Bordeaux, France 1992 (upper) with Sue Kimber, Joy Mulholland and John Aplin and at the Gordon Conference in 1994 (below).

Carolyn Jones

June 2, 2015

Dana Gaddy

May 8, 2015

I am really saddened to hear of the passing of Stan Glasser. I first met him when I he offered me a desk in his lab as I began my PhD studies in JoAnne Richard's lab next door. He was an incredibly generous man with a great personality, a great advisor and mentor to me, and to all the students in his sphere of influence. His wit, humor, and vast knowledge of reproductive physiology were amazing gifts to me that were an inspiration for my own career in reproduction for many years to come. I will miss Stan, as he was an original.

Michael McClure

May 6, 2015

My Dear Doris and family.....Elaine, Kelly and I extend to you our heartfelt condolences. Stanley entered my heart in my early years at Baylor College of Medicine. Know that he lives there as long as I do. He was a dear friend, valued and respected mentor and trusted confidant. He also entered my mind (often) in those wonderful BCM Cell Biology days with his freely shared knowledge, constructive criticism in our science exchanges, sage advice and erudite sense of wry humor. On leaving Houston to take up a position at the Reproductive Sciences Branch at NICHD, NIH, Stanley gifted me with a book . I treasure the book "Reproduction and Human Welfare (Edt. Roy Greep et al, MIT Press, 1976). Both for what's in it and what he wrote in it. I was holding it just before typing this.....remembering.....so very much of Stanley. Reading the inscription he penned inside the cover made it impossible to type for a while. In an artistic flair of block letters in multicolored ink he penned my name in a banner style and, below that, at the bottom of the page, his initials, SRG/4-79. The charge given with the book was:
" This will help you where you are going. Study it to fully understand what the title really means. Where you are going you can do great good for reproductive sciences research. Michael, I believe you will."
I took that charge to heart, I did study the book's contents, and I did my best to meet the charge given.

Isaac Asimov wrote; "There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere." Stanley R. Glasser most definitely brightened the light of science ...... and our lives.
Rest in Peace dear friend.

May 6, 2015

We are deeply saddened to hear of Stan's passing. Stan was a friend from our very early days as postdoctoral fellows at Baylor (1981-1985) and had remained one through subsequent years. We fondly remember Stan for making every day a fun day in the Department with his wit and advice. He always had a good word when passing you in the hall and had the funniest jokes that we can remember. It was a pleasure seeing him at many SSR and Endocrine Society Meetings and Gordon Conferences. He was the friendly face, always welcoming, giving feedback on ideas and ever an advocate. We are lucky to have known him.

Frank and Rosie Simmen

Geula Gibori

May 6, 2015

Stan was a dear friend. I will miss our long phone calls, the hours spent at the SSR meetings chatting about science and the world, and his e-mails every Holliday. He mentored many scientists including myself and I owe him big. The best scientific meeting I ever attended was the one he organized in Bordeaux. It was always a pleasure for my husband and I to have dinner with him and Doris at meetings. We will miss him greatly.

elisabeth bascom

May 5, 2015

Doris and family: Gary and I are thinking of you during this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you. Stan will be missed by all of us. elisabeth bascom and gary newton

Irma Sanchez

May 5, 2015

I met Dr. Glasser during a period of my life when I was trying to figure out what to do next, after an unsuccessful attempt at a career in medicine. When I applied to and was accepted to a PhD program at UC Berkeley, he was incredibly supportive of my decision to give it a try. I was amazed that he didnt think that I was a dunce. My confidence had taken a major blow after my departure from medical school, but Dr Glasser
was instrumental in helping me believe in myself again.
I have been a happy biologist since graduating from
Berkeley in 1992. Thank you Stanley for believing in me. Rest in peace.

Irma

Fuller Bazer

May 5, 2015

My condolences to Doris and all of the Glasser Family on the death of Stan. He was a great person and an inspiration to many of us for man years. May he rest in peace as we recall all of the fond memories of our time with him. Fuller W. Bazer

William Gibbons

May 4, 2015

Dr. Glasser will be remembered fondly for his intelligence, humor, and mentorship by those of us who interfaced with him as students and then colleagues.

Jeff and Madeline Rosen

May 4, 2015

As soon as Madeline and I arrived at Vanderbilt in 1970 Stan and Doris became good friends. Through the Nashville Jewish grapevine, Stan even tried to set me up with a nice Jewish girl, not realizing I was already married! Six of us moved to BCM in 1973 to start a new Department of Cell Biology, and Stan was a key member of that pioneering group. Madeline and I could always count on a handwritten holiday card from the Glassers in Stan's wonderful script. Even after he retired Stan would stop my office weekly to chat and ask how we were doing. I will miss those moments. Madeline and I will miss his friendship.

Madeline and Jeff Rosen

Dorrie Lamb

May 4, 2015

I first met Stan when i arrived at Baylor as a young post-doctoral fellow working on the progesterone receptor and gene regulation during early pregnancy. Stan's office was just down the hall. I have found memories of his discussions of life growing up in NY (was it the Catskills?) and always looked forward to hearing a NY accent. I marveled over the breadth and depth of his knowledge on all aspects of female reproductive biology and he was always generous to share these thoughts and research strategies with us. My other fond memories are of sharing lunch with Stan years ago in the faculty dining room at Baylor where he kept us constantly entertained with his research findings, his philosophy on life and anecdotes. Finally, in more recent years Stan would visit our offices to chat and he was always present at the MCB seminar. Reproductive research and Baylor College of Medicine were his life and he will be sorely missed by all.

Roy Smith

May 4, 2015

From the first day I met Stan at Vanderbilt in 1970 he became a life-long close friend and colleague. As an organic chemist working in collaboration with Bert on developing antiprogestins to prevent implantation, I had much to learn of reproductive biology. Stan took me under his wing and taught me so much for which I shall always be grateful. I feel so honored to have known Stan. He took on the role as a father figure. Through all my moves between BCM, Merck, BCM and now Scripps, he always kept in touch. i will miss him greatly as mentor, close friend, cartoonist and raconteur. My most sincere condolences to Stan's family for their loss. Stan will be missed by all of us that had the pleasure of knowing him; he was a fine man, a fascinating man, and an outstanding scientist. Roy Smith

May 4, 2015

Dear Doris, Beth, Loren and family:

Phyllis and I are so sad that Stan has passed from us now. He and you have been parts of our own family circle since those halcyon days at Vanderbilt back in the sixties. We arrived into the VU Ob-Gyn department in the fall of 1969, when I began my postdoc there. All holidays -- and many non-holiday occasions-- involved the Schraders and the Glassers together.

We will remember Stan fondly, and think of him every year around Passover, when he always sent me an email [his New York goyish pal!].

Fondly,

Bill, Phyllis, Meg and Billy Schrader
Chapel Hill, NC

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