Glenn Ireland II

Byron Ireland and Katharine Reynolds Ireland, his sister Katharine Reynolds Ireland and his brothers Charles Byron Ireland, Jr., John

Scott Ireland, and William Reynolds Ireland.

He is survived by his wife, Malvina (Mallie) Moughan Ireland, his daughters Kacy I. Mitchell (Mrs. Guy K. Mitchell, Jr.), Mallie M. Ireland, and Nonie I. Brown (Mrs. Tom Tartt Brown), and his grandchildren Guy K. Mitchell III (Colin), Dorothy L. Mitchell, Mallie M. Whatley (Jay), Glenn I. Drennen (Bridget), Katharine A. Drennen, Daniel E. Drennen III (Jane), Frances D. Nichols (Steven), Amanda R. Brown, Tom Tartt Brown III, and Nonie I. Brown.

Glenn was born April 5, 1926 in Montgomery, Al. He attended Baylor School (PREP), Chattanooga, 1940-1944 and the University of Virginia, 1944-1947. In addition, Glenn attended the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, 1958; the Professional Accounting Course, College of Commerce and Business Administration, University of Illinois, 1961, and the Advanced Management Program, Harvard University Business School, 1964.

A successful business executive, Glenn’s family founded Vulcan Materials Company, located in Birmingham, in 1956. He served with several predecessor companies of Vulcan Materials Company, 1947-1958; was appointed Assistant to the Vice President of Sales, Vulcan Materials Company, in 1958; Director of Marketing Services, 1959-1961; Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Comptroller in 1961; and served as Vice President, Senior Vice President and a Member of the Board of Directors, 1957-1979. He was President of the National Crushed Stone Association. In 1979, he was appointed Commissioner of Mental Health for the State of Alabama.

Glenn was involved with many civic organizations: Youth Services Board, Alabama Department of Youth Services, the Crippled Children's Foundation, the Alabama Division of the National Council on Alcoholism, the President's Committee of the Alabama Chamber of Commerce, the Mental Health Association of Jefferson County, and the Children's Hospital, Birmingham. He has been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the South and Southeast. A leading advocate for mental health, Glenn founded Glenwood Mental Health Services, Incorporated, in Birmingham, Al, in 1973, and served on its Board for many years. Glenn was a member and past President of the Monday Morning Quarterback Club, as well as a member of Mountain Brook Club, Birmingham Country Club, Shoal Creek, John’s Island Club and Roaring Gap Club.

Glenn was the recipient of numerous civic and academic awards including the Alabama Jaycees Lurleen B. Wallace Award in 1976; the Baylor School Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1960, and the 1980 Huxley Institute Achievement Award, Alabama Academy of Honor and the Alabama Business Hall of Fame. He received a Doctor of Humanities from Birmingham Southern College in 1982 and Doctor of Laws from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1989.

Glenn was a faithful believer in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and leaves a legacy of love for the Lord, his wife and family.

He was a long time member of the Anglican Church and a founding member of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Mountain Brook, AL.

There will be a celebration of Glenn’s life at Mountain Brook Club, 19 Beechwood Road, Birmingham, AL 35213, at 4 P.M., Tuesday February 10.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center, 150 Glenwood Lane, Birmingham, AL, 35242.

Arrangements under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel, Homewood, AL.