Alexander Glenn

Alexander Thomas Glenn 23 year old from Piedmont, California passed away August 13, 2011 in San Diego after a tragic boating accident. Alex was born in Kingston, Jamaica on November 27, 1987 while his parents served in the Peace Corps. He lived his first 10 years in Reading, MA. His family moved to Piedmont, CA in 1999. Alex played soccer in the Jack London Soccer League, served as a Piedmont Police Department Explorer Scout, and participated in community service projects in Tecate, Mexico with the Piedmont Community Church and Amor Ministries. He loved snowboarding, skateboarding and developed an interest in Japan. He graduated Piedmont High School with the Class of 2005. He graduated from San Diego State University in May 2011 with a degree in International Business with an emphasis in Japanese. His experience culminated in a semester abroad in Fukuwoka, a sister city of Oakland. Alex was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. This past month he began his dream job working for an international digital social media firm and looked forward to traveling abroad and attending graduate school. Alex had 23 wonderful years of life and provided many memories and moments to treasure and cherish. He is forever happy and forever loved. In death he joined his grandfathers Dr. Basdeo Balkissoon and Mr. James J. Glenn Jr. He is survived by his loving parents Thomas Alfred Glenn and Indira Glenn Balkissoon; his devoted sister Isabel Indira Glenn; grandmothers Elizabeth Bonella Glenn and Gloria White Balkissoon; uncle and aunt Jaikrishna Balkissoon and Laurie Schweitzer, cousins Christopher, Sarah and Nicholas Balkissoon; uncle and aunt Jim and Cheryl Glenn, cousins, Adam and Evan Glenn; uncle and aunt David and Vicky Glenn, cousins Sam, Emma and Walker Glenn; aunt and uncle Martha Glenn and Matt Clevenger; aunt and uncle Barbara Glenn and Dallas Burtraw and cousins Courtney and Derek Burtraw; and aunt Betsy Glenn. He will be interred at the Chapel of Chime Columbarium, Illumination Wing at 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA.