Harry Robert Glixon

Glixon, Harry Robert
June 28, 1921 - Dec. 10, 2007

Harry Robert Glixon, electrical engineer, 86, died Dec. 10, 2007, at his home in Sarasota of complications from Parkinson's disease. Before moving to Sarasota in 2003, Mr. Glixon lived in the town of Somerset, Chevy Chase, Md., for 37 years. He was born in Philadelphia and moved to the Washington area from New York in 1968.
During World War II, he served in the 94th Infantry Division and saw combat duty in France and the German Ardennes. On Oct. 2, 1944, he was wounded in action, captured in an infantry combat engagement in Lorient, France, and held as a prisoner of war on the Ile de Groix off the coast of Brittany, France. On Nov. 16, 1944, through the efforts of the American Red Cross, Glixon became part of the only group of exchange prisoners during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. He returned to action during the Battle of the Bulge, was wounded again and received his second Purple Heart and his Combat Infantry Badge. He also received the POW Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, WWII Victory Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp. He was also awarded the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Expert Marksman Badge with Automatic Rifle Bar.
After the war, Glixon received his electrical engineering degrees from New York University and in May of 1954 was awarded a license to practice professional engineering in the state of New York. Glixon was founder and president of Consolidated Avionics Corporation of Westbury, N.Y., which developed digital instrumentation for NASA. At the age of 33, he was elected to the Young Gyroscope, a predecessor of Univac and Unisys Corp. Before his retirement, he was a consultant to a number of key defense and health care contractors, both in the USA and Australia.
His marriage to Muriel Nadel ended in divorce. In 1993, he married Lorraine F. Neufeld-Robson of Peterson, N.J. In addition to his wife, Glixon is survived by a daughter, Jill Glixon-Myers of Silver Spring, Md.; and sons Scott (Denise) of Oakton, Va., Roy (Linda) of Ashton, Md., Alan of Queens, N.Y., and sons Arthur Neufeld (Lois) of Fair Lawn, N.J., and Daniel (Heidi) Neufeld of Marlboro, N.J. He is survived by 12 grandchildren, Jason Meyers, Deborah Neil, Danielle, Mitchell, Julie, Corwin and Megan Glixon, and Emily, Max, Becky, Dana and Bruce Neufeld; and three great-grandchildren, Jessie, Matthew and Ashton Neil.
Mr. Glixon was a life member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Manatee Chapter Florida; Disabled American Veterans; 94th Infantry Division, Mid-Atlantic Chapter; Jewish War Veterans, Sarasota Chapter; and the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and a member of Temple Emanu-El of Sarasota. Shiva will be at the home of his son, Roy Glixon, in Ashton, Md. Interment will take place at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Rabbi Howard Simon will officiate. In the near future, a celebration of life will be held at his late home in Sarasota. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Toale Brothers of Sarasota and Dansanski-Goldberg Memorial Chapels, 1170 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md.
Contributions in his memory may be made to National Parkinson Disease Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1605; Temple Emanu-El, Social Action Committee, 151 S. McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232; or TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, 220 Wexford Blvd., Venice, FL 34293.