Jess was raised in foothills by Jess and Ellen Glover living in Auburn, Colfax, and Grass Valley. As a young boy he enjoyed summers without shoes and working at the fruit packing sheds of Newcastle and Colfax. Though he attended Placer High for a year, Jess graduated from Grass Valley High School in 1948 where he played basketball and ran track.
Jess enlisted in the US Navy immediately after graduation and served until 1952 as an Aviation Machinist. He spent the majority of his service in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Upon his discharge, Jess gained employment with PG&E where he would work for the next 40 years.
In 1955, Jess went to Hayward Ford to purchase a car where he reconnected with an employee and former Placer High acquaintance, Marion Thrine Coltrin. Jess quickly discovered Marion to be the love of his life, and the two eloped just a few weeks later. Jess and Marion made a home in Auburn, CA., and remained married until Marion’s death 58 years later (2014). Together they adopted two children, Gary Glover of Benicia, CA, and Liz (Staton) Landry of Auburn. Jess and Marion spent many days traveling and caring for their three grandchildren: Evan, Paige, and Cameron Staton. Jess was an avid sports fan and could always be found cheering for his grandchildren at the ballpark.
Jess was a member of the Navy League, SIR, and the PG&E “Boys Breakfast Club”.
A memorial will be held this fall with arrangements made through Chapel of the Hills
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