William Glenn III

1931 - 2025

William Darby Glenn III M.D, Captain USAF, passed away peacefully at his home in Vero Beach, FL on October 15, 2025.

Born April 26, 1931 in New York City to Cora Pauline (Oates) Glenn and William Darby Glenn Jr. Predeceased by his wife of 58 years Frances Marian (Bondi) Glenn DDS, he is survived by his son William D. Glenn IV MD (Lynn Engelberg Glenn PhD) grandchildren Elizabeth Pauline Glenn PhD, Paul Darby Glenn (GraceAnne Dukes Glenn) , and Sarah Margaret Glenn. He is also survived by Patsy Malone, Melanie Love, and Hunter Love.

Darby's early life was spent in Manhattan where his father was a Professor of Psychology at NYU, with summers spent with the Oates family in Bartow, FL. He was prepared at Tennafly High School, graduating Valedictorian of the class of 1949. He earned his AB from Harvard in 1952 and received his MD from The University of Pennsylvania in 1956 where he met Frances Bondi of Tampa, FL. After graduation and marriage, he completed his intern year at Walter Reed Medical Center and served as a medical officer in the rank of Captain at Eglin Air Force Base from 1957-1959. He completed his residency in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Miami in 1962, settling in Coral Gables, and practiced for 40 years as an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist in South Miami alongside Frances' pedodontic/orthodontic practice, performing surgery at Baptist, Doctor's and South Miami Hospitals. He was an instrument rated private pilot. Drs. Glenn retired to Vero Beach in 2002 where they continued operating the Children's Dental Research Society to expand on Frances' research on the use of prenatal fluoride supplementation in the prevention of dental caries. After Frances' death in 2014, he began spending summers in Snowmass, CO where he met and fell in love with his forever fiancee, Patsy Malone of Aspen. Darby was a supporter of the Vero Beach Museum of Art, Riverside Theatre, McKee Gardens, the ASPCA, and Save the Chimps Sanctuary. He was a member of The Quail Valley River Club, Moorings Yacht and Country Club, and attended Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a regular at The Tides and The Ocean Grill in Vero Beach. He was a loving, faithful, generous, gracious, and kind husband, father, grandfather, friend, and companion and is dearly missed. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero Beach on Friday, November 21 at 3 p.m. A reception/celebration of life will be held afterwards at Quail Valley River Club His remains will be laid to rest in York, SC.