Glenn O Delaney

Glenn O. Delaney was a "Good One". He was born in Cripple Creek, CO to Joseph H. Delaney and Helen McGee on August 18th,1936. He was a true native Coloradoan, who loved the mountains, hunting, fishing, the Colorado Rockies baseball team, and of course - the Denver Broncos.

Glenn grew up in Cripple Creek and graduated from Cripple Creek HS. Out of HS, he joined the Navy, serving on the ship, the USS Canisteo, sailing out of Norfolk, VA. When home from the Navy Glenn was set up with Rosalie Marsh on a fishing trip date arranged by Glenn's Uncle Jim and Rose's sister Betty. When Glenn heard Rose was tagging along, he said, "oh no, not that 'Snot Nosed' Rose." Next thing you knew, Glenn married Rosalie on April 2nd,1958 in the Colorado Springs home of Roland and Patty Olson (Rose's sister). It was an April wedding in Colorado alright - reports are that it snowed up to a horse's belly! Glenn and Rose had two children, Donald and Cynthia, settled in a home on South Circle Drive in Colorado Springs, which at that time was on the edge of town, and Glenn used his military service skills to get on with the Colorado Springs Police Department, CSPD.

Glenn was always proud of his time with CSPD where he served nearly 20 years and was promoted to Detective. At CSPD Glenn had some memorable times. He once aided a wounded police officer by pulling him out of the line of fire; knowing he couldn't wait, Glenn placed him in his cruiser and rushed him to the ER. The quick action saved his friend's life. A practical joker, Glenn once pranked the local firemen by driving his squad car though the fire house bay in the wee hours, with siren blaring and lights flashing, just to startle awake his fire-fighting buddies. Glenn's initials were G.O.D. and when partnered with J.C. Scott, he would always say, "the bad guys don't stand a chance with GOD and JC after them!" While on the police force Glenn also acquired the nickname of “Hardrock”, a tribute to his daily toughness and his hardrock mining heritage.

Probably the only thing Glenn loved more than hunting, fishing, and being a cop, was his family. He loved family get togethers. He loved week long hunting trips in the tent, and family fishing trips to Bison Reservoir. The family just recently held a birthday celebration for Glenn at Bison earlier in August to celebrate his 85th birthday.

Glenn retired from Police work after a service related back injury. He painted houses for awhile, but spent much of his time as a devoted husband caring for Rose, as she suffered with various illnesses. Rose passed away at 58 years of age in 1999. Shortly after Rose left us, Glenn had a massive stroke in January of 2000, leaving him paralyzed on one side and wheelchair bound.

After the stroke, Glenn lived with his daughter Cindy for 21 years with Cindy acting as the main care-giver, with the assistance of many wonderful in-home CNAs. The nurses became invaluable help, but also dear friends and in some cases, were like family. In April of this year, Glenn signed on with the wonderful staff at Cripple Creek Care Center, returning to his hometown roots.

During the years living with Cindy and her family, even though Glenn was in a wheelchair, he found his stride and a new lease on life. His smile was infectious and although he had limited speech capability after the stroke, he could say the phrase "Good One" and he found reason to say it often. He attended his grandkids and great-grandkids games, along with many visits to Denver to see the Nuggets and Rockies play. He loved being at the head of the table for family dinners and for many years was the center of attention at the annual family bunco event. But of all the fun Glenn enjoyed, his favorite past-time, for many years, was entertaining any and all visitors by 'feeding the deer'. Grandpa Glenn set an example for us all by demonstrating the amount of joy you can extract from life after challenging misfortune.

Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Rose, his brother's Al Delaney and Joe Delaney, his son Don Delaney, an infant daughter Christina, granddaughter Lindie J. Delaney, great-granddaughter Alazandria M. Ortiz, and his grandson Jesse J. Taylor. He is survived by his sister Mary Jones of Canon City, CO; brother Donald Delaney of Auburn, Washington; daughter Cindy Terry of Colorado Springs, CO; and the nephew he helped raise and always considered a son, Jerry Sales of Ellicott, CO. Glenn is also survived by seven grand-children and nine great-grand-children.

A memorial service to honor Glenn O. Delaney will be held on August 31st at 11am at Mountain View Funeral Home in Colorado Springs.