Sidney B. Glassman

August 6, 1928-October 29, 2023. His father called him "a puzzle." What a wonderful metaphor for this man who was as adept at solving puzzles as he was the epitome of a riddle difficult to understand or solve. Whatever he undertook in his 95 years was accomplished with love and the highest level of education: William H. Hall High School, his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Vermont, his D.M.D. from Tufts School of Dental Medicine, 1953-1957, and Graduate Orthodontics, cum laude, Certificate, Resident in Orthodontics, 1957-1959; his association with both Tufts University School of Dental Medicine as Clinical Assistant Instructor, Clinical Instructor, clinical assistant Professor, Visiting Lecturer, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine as a teacher in the classrooms of each institution. With great affection given and received he brought home to our dining room table his young students to share their future dreams of specialty practices over one of his extraordinary gourmet dinners.

As President of Tufts Connecticut Society of Orthodontics, Diplomate of the American association of Orthodontics he led a group to London, England.

His teaching experience was varied, diverse and loved; Research assistant in the Tufts Cleft Palate Institute, Clinical Assistant instructor in the Tufts Department of Orthodontics, Clinical assistant Professor at the International College of Dentistry in Singapore, to the French association of orthodontists in Nice. His associations were numerous; the American Dental association, the Connecticut Dental Society, The American Association of Orthodontics, The Northeastern Society of Orthodontists; Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President of the Connecticut Society of Orthodontists, President of the Tufts Association of Orthodontists.

Sid's special honors were the Robert Andrews Society for Dental Research, the OKU Honorary Dental Fraternity; Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontists; College of Diplomates, American Board of Orthodontists; Fellow, International College of Dentistry; Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy, and Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Dentistry. He also contributed much research and publications.

Before his graduate university and academic careers began however, he was called up to serve in the United States Army/Korean war, 1951-1953 in which he met a 14 year old Korean boy looking for his brother who was stationed with the X Corp. Yoon found his brother but also found Sid with whom he formed a lifetime friendship. Yoon Tai Hee knew no English; Sid knew no Korean but ordering books through the U.S.Army Sid taught Yoon English and mathematics which ultimately led to Yoon's acceptance to the University of Connecticut at Storrs, his doctorate in Agricultural Economics and lifetime career in the World Bank, also serving as the World Bank's ambassador to Afghanistan for 3 1/2 years. Yoon attributed his successful life's career to this "adoption" by Sidney B. Glassman, Bronze Star and Honorary Societies' recipient.

Sid Is survived by his wife, Joy Slonim Glassman to whom he was married for 70 years, his son and daughter-in-law, Dr Peter and Julie Levey Glassman, his daughter Sea, his grandchildren Andrew and Clara, step-grandchildren Alexandra and Chloe, his sister-in-law, Dolores Slonim, niece Barbara Mellman Weiss and nephews-in-law Steven Weiss and Robert Almquist, and "adopted" daughter-in-law Geraldine Barrett Yoon.

He was predeceased by his parents Jacob and Fannie Glassman, brother Leon and sister -in-law Nancy Nemser Glassman, sister Sylvia Glassman Mellman, brother-in-law Sidney Mellman, and his "adopted " son Yoon Tai Hee.

Sid will live on in our memory .