Milton Glaser

GLASER Milton Glaser, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, after a long illness. Born on March 11, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Sol and Helen Glaser and the brother of Stanton Glaser, all deceased. Mr. Glaser graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1936 with a degree in Fine Arts. He worked for the Walter Ballard Company in New York City and was an associate with the George Howe architectural firm in Philadelphia. During World War II, he designed battleship and aircraft carrier interiors for The New York Shipbuilding Company. Following World War II, Mr. Glaser moved to Richmond and established one of the first interior design firms in the South. He was often recognized during his long career for his design work throughout the country. His projects appeared in many national publications and included the Bull and Bear Club, the Reynolds Metals Company and A.H. Robins Pharmaceutical Corporation in Richmond, and the Forsythe Memorial Hospital and Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was instrumental in the restoration of the White House Library during the Kennedy Administration, and he was a member of the first group awarded the Virginia Cultural Laureate designation in 1977. Mr. Glaser was the first Virginia Chapter President of the American Society of Interior Designers and later became its National President in 1958 and Chairman of the Board in 1960. He was subsequently made a Fellow and Honorary Life Member. He was an avid collector, reader, and model railroad enthusiast. Mr. Glaser served on the Committee of Acquisitions for the Virginia Governor's Mansion and on the Board of the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. His gentle and kind presence will be missed forever. Mr. Glaser is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nancy Goldbarth Glaser; two daughters, Elizabeth Glaser Morchower and Nancy Glaser LaGow; one son-in-law, John Christopher LaGow; four grandchildren, Michael Todd Morchower and his wife, Brooke, Randolph Lee Morchower, Elizabeth Childrey LaGow and Caroline Christopher LaGow; and one great-granddaughter, Malone O'Brian Morchower. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2007 at the Central Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 3215 Cutshaw Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Memorial service and burial will be private. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.