GLEN MACON

MACON, Glen Musician, Husband, Father, Friend When Glen Macon got a call from his sister Janet the morning after Thanksgiving in 1987 to come down from Massachusetts to Delaware to take Noni McGeorge to the Bachelors' Ball, his only question was, "what's the dress code?" That night Glen met Noni at Janet's house dressed in a dinner jacket. He introduced himself, offered her his arm, and the two danced the night away. By Christmas they were engaged and on New Year's day morning they were married by a frozen lake in Maine. Glen was a musician, computer chip designer, grill master, devoted Sox fan, and beloved friend to everyone he met. Glen passed away peacefully this past Wednesday the 5th of April at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury, MA from complications due to ALS. He is survived by his wife, Noni Macon of North Andover, MA; his two sons, James Macon of Somerville, MA, and Fenn Macon of North Andover, MA; his two sisters, Janet Colella of Unionville, PA, and Pamela Earnest of Keller, TX; and his mother, Carol Macon of Keller, TX. Glen was 59 years old. Glen was born in Detroit, Michigan and spent his time singing, playing guitar, acting in plays, and learning electrical engineering. As a freshman in high-school, he was accepted into the Madrigal Choir, an elite chorus usually filled with upperclassmen. Later, Glen joined the Air Force where he helped design electrical components and microchips for national defense systems. He built a career as an engineer that would take him on to companies that included Raytheon, Commodore, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and Intrinsix. While living in North Andover, Glen was a regular in Pentucket Players plays in the early 2000s before bringing down the house as The Frog in South Church's production of "Honk!". Glen played rhythm guitar for local bands including The Pentecostal Pickers and The Jazz Disciples. He loved golf, bridge, the Red Sox, and Branch Lake in Maine where he and Noni were married that New Year's Day in 1988. Donations in Glen's memory can be made to ALS One at http://www.alsone.org/donate/ or to Compassionate Care ALS, 752 W Falmouth Highway, Falmouth MA 02540. A memorial service will be held on May 6, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at South Church, 41 Central Street, Andover, MA 01810.

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