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Daniel Glowa Obituary
Daniel S. Glowa, former Lt. COL. (Retired) USAF age 91, of Vilas, passed away November 10, 2022, at the Foley Center.
He was a former long-term resident of Fort Walton Beach Florida , moving to his summer home in Vilas, N.C. in 2017. He was born March 17, 1931, in Bristol, Connecticut to Samuel and Mildred Glowa.
He was a graduate of the University of Connecticut with an Electrical Engineering degree, where he was a member of the ROTC program. He received a MS degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. Upon his college graduation he began a 27-year career with the Air Force.
He was involved with the space program at NASA, taught at the Navigators School in Biloxi, Mississippi, attended the SQ Officer School. the Air War College and was Airborne certified. He was an Electronic Warfare Officer. He had over five thousand flying hours. He served tours throughout the U.S. and in Germany and Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Dodie, his brother Michael, daughters Debi Kromer (Steve), Sandy Flesher (David), stepdaughter Amy Bradley, grandchildren Tim and Jacob Kromer, Landon and Gavin Flesher, Melanie Baris (Phil), Melissa Glowa, and Michelle Glowa, great grandchildren Savannah, Stevie and Jace. In addition to his parents, Daniel was predeceased by his son David, sister Nadia, and great granddaughter Josie.
After his Air Force retirement, he worked a civil service job as an engineer with the 46th Test Wing at Elgin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, FL. He did mediation for the Small Claims Court in Fort Walton Beach, was a member of the retired military officer's organization in Boone, a member of Boone United Methodist Church, and a member of the Mountain Friends social group.
A full military graveside service will be conducted in the veteran's area of Mount Lawn cemetery at 3:00, Sunday, November 13, 2022. Reverend Ed Glaize will officiate.
The body will lie in state at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, November 12, 2022 from 10:00 o'clock to 5:00 o'clock, so friends may pay their respect and sign the guest registry.
Online condolences may be sent to the Glowa family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com
Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.
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