Glenn Robert Grigsby began his life journey June 19th 1942 in Oklahoma City, OK. With his father Glenn B. Grigsby mother Jewell J Grigsby and older sis Jewell, Glenn's early character was also shaped by his Grandparents Bobby and Alice Bieber. They along with his mother traveled the Vaudeville circuit for many years, a fact he was so proud of. His mother Jewell also had a Dance studio and taught dancing for over 50 years. This explains why Glenn was so light on his feet. He was also a member of the Choctaw Nation and had a great grandfather who signed the land grant for the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma.
He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1960 before joining the US Army in that same year. He was stationed in Baltimore, Maryland for a short time before ultimately being stationed in Ansbach Germany Where he met his 1st wife Roswitha Grigsby. They were married in 1963 and had their son Glenn A. Grigsby. They moved back to Oklahoma City to begin their life together and bring in to the world 2 more sons, Robert Lee and Michael Don Grigsby all of whom he loved so very much.
He was a part of the newspaper business for most of his life, working with Daily Oklahoman and Oklahoma Journal before up and moving his family to Arvada, CO and taking a job at the Rocky Mountain News and later the Denver Post. It was a career he loved because it allowed him to make friends and work and shape the lives of many kids in a small but worthwhile way.
Glenn was a very good bowler and a lifetime golfer. He had many friends and loved to take golf trips .he looked forward to them every year.
After the death of his first wife Roswitha in 2008 he was blessed with the gift of his 2nd wife Mickey whom he married in 2012. Glenn was a man of character and faith and you could always count on his love and the life he lived by example. Nothing was as important to Glenn than his family.
Glenn is proceeded in death by his parents and two grandchildren Shane and Joshua.
He leaves behind quite a crew; his wife Mickey, his sisterJewell Mitchell,
sons Glenn (Connie), Robert (Renee) and Michael (Dana)
3 stepsons Herbie, Scott, and Dean Highland and 18 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
Glenn will be missed by those who new and loved him but Glenn will never be forgotten.
Viewing at 12:00 with funeral following at 1pm on Friday October 9th at Peace Lutheran Church 5675 Field st. Arvada Co. 80002 with internment at Crown Hill Cemetery .Reception to follow at 5450 Otis St Arvada Co. 80002
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