Glen E. Van Slyke Jr.

VAN SLYKE, JR., Glen E. Born August 31, 1923 in Oklahoma City, OK, Mr. Van Slyke spent his childhood in Louisville, KY, where he was active in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Mr. Van Slyke attended the University of Kentucky and entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1943 where he attained the rank of Second Lieutenant. During his time of service to his country, he trained as a fighter pilot, flying the P40 "Warhawk" airplane. In 1947, Mr. Van Slyke began his career as an automobile dealer in Oak Ridge, TN. During the next forty years, Mr. Van Slyke owned several automobile dealerships in Oak Ridge and Knoxville, TN, and served as a founding director of the Bank of Oak Ridge. He retired to southwest Florida in 1985 where he continued his two favorite hobbies: flying and collecting classic automobiles. An avid pilot of both power and glider aircraft, he continued this sport until he was 83. Mr. Van Slyke loved to travel and throughout his lifetime, he visited several foreign countries and every state in the United States. He was a member of the Rotary Club, Mercedes Benz Club of America, and Trinity-by-the Cove Episcopal Church. He is predeceased by his father and mother, Glen E. Van Slyke, Sr. and Pauline Muret Van Slyke, and his wife of forty-two years, Mary Day Van Slyke. He is survived by his wife, Marion Peterson Van Slyke; son, Glen E. Van Slyke III; daughter, Paula K. Van Slyke; daughter-in-law, Angela Van Slyke; son-in law, C. LeRoy Norton, Jr.; grandchildren, Sarah K. Fleming, David S. Fleming and Monica L. Van Slyke; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Tyree Harris; brother, Donald Van Slyke; brother-in-law, James Howard Day; step-son and step-daughter, Kevin and Cathy Peterson; step-daughter and step-son, Gail and Mark Richardson, and many nieces and nephews. A Memorial service for Mr. Van Slyke will be held on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 2 p.m., at Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church, 553 Galleon Dr., Naples, FL. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to either the El Hogar Ministries, Inc., 70 Church Street, Winchester, MA 01890, a ministry to provide a home of love and hope for abandoned children in Honduras; or Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Attn.: the Mary D. Van Slyke Memorial Scholarship Fund, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565. Arrangements by www.fullerfuneralhome.com