GLASS, MacEllis K. Mike passed peacefully on November 11th at the age of 87 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Beloved husband of 23 years of Martha Friedricks-Glass and 34 years of the late Judith Wilson Glass. Survived by his 5 children - Rabbi Jonathan Glass, Elizabeth Reich, Stephanie Shteirman, Jessica Pollack and Alexander Glass - 11 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Born in Brooklyn to Ben and Dora Burk Glass, Mike graduated from Stuyvesant High, NYU and Harvard Medical School. After 6 years of training,
Mike entered private practice in Bridgeport, Connecticut and became a partner in the Bridgeport Orthopedic Group. He was also an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale Medical School. Mike read voraciously and remembered everything he read. He loved to ski, scuba dive and travel. Services on Wednesday, November 14 at 12 noon at The Riverside” 76th St. & Amsterdam Ave. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer's Association (alz.org) or the Tribeca Synagogue (tribecasynagogue.org)
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