Malcolm M. "Scoop" Glover

Malcolm M."Scoop" Glover Passed away at home in San Rafael on March 1st, 2010. He was born in McCloud, CA on Sept. 16 1926. When he was 16, he was hired by William Randolph Hearst as a photographer for The Examiner in San Francisco after meeting him on the steps of the general store years earlier. At 16, he enlisted in the Navy during WWII. He served in Pearl Harbor as an electrician mate. After an honorable discharge, Mac worked for American Hawaiian Steamship Co. He returned to The Examiner in 1946 as a reporter and was assigned to the police beat a few years later and that's what he enjoyed the most; covering fires, murders, robberies, and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. He was the first reporter at the St. Francis Hotel when Al Jolson died in 1950 and accompanied President Truman on his "constitutional walks" when he came to town. When he drove the Examiner radio car he was known as "Car 83". When the Examiner was sold in 2000, Mac went to work for the Chronicle until he retired in 2002. Mac met Irmelin (Lynn) Jonasen in 1946, and they married in 1947. They moved to San Rafael to start a family in the early 1950s. Mac and Lynn belonged to a square dance group and a traveling local bowling league. He was a member of the Footprinters Chapter 15 and Santa Cop. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lynn, son Paul of Chico, CA, daughter Susan (Bob) Thomson, and grandchildren Kaitlyn and Alexander Thomson of Novato, CA. Preceded in death by daughter Nancy Lynn in 1958. The family would like to thank Hospice and From the Heart for the wonderful care they have given. Donations may be made to Hospice By The Bay in memory of Malcolm Glover. A memorial service will be held at a later date.