Mervin Norman Glow

Mervin Norman Glow Mervin Norman Glow, 79, passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2009. He died from pancreatic cancer. Mervin was predeceased by his parents, Louis Glow in 1974 and Clara (Waldman) Glow in 1977. He was born on August 3, 1929 in Los Angeles, California . He graduated from Fairfax High Sschool, Los Angeles in 1947. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea in 1951 and 1952. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in economics in 1953 and UCLA Law School in 1956, remaining a UCLA sports fan throughout his life. He was extremely proud when his granddaughter graduated from UCLA in 2008. In July of 1957 he moved to Long Beach where he practiced law for the Levy, Deroy, Geffner, Kozdin and Glow law firm. As an attorney, he specialized in rep resenting injured workers. In 1975, former Governor Edmond G. Brown, Jr. appointed him to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board that sat in San Francisco. Following five years on the Appeals Board, he returned to Long Beach as Workers' Compensation Judge. In 1985, he and his son-in-law opened the Law Offices of Glow and Kreida in Long Beach and he continued representing injured workers until 1995. After more than 40 years of practicing law, he retired and moved full time to Palm Springs, California in 200 0. Merv loved tennis, bridge, poker and traveling. He served as President of his Palm Springs Homeowners' Association for five years and volunteered for Jewish Family Services. He was interested in the intrepid heritage of his father born in Antaliepte, Lithuania and his mother born in Lagow, Poland. They both came as children to Winnipeg, Canada, and, later, both independently moved to Los Angeles in the early 1920's. He leaves behind his wife, Carol, of Palm Springs; former wife, Pat, of Seal Beach; son, Steve and daughter-in-law, Sally Baskett of Dixon, Montana; and daughter, Kathy and son-in-law, Alan Kreida of Long Beach. His most enjoyable role in life was as grandfather to Ellen and Matthew Kreida of Long Beach. Donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Services will be at the Tanach Chapel at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California on Sunday May 17th at 2pm. Interment follows services.