Glenn Harding Whitney

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• Obituary: 29 Aug 1994; WHITNEY. Glenn H. Whitney, 44, died Saturday (Aug. 27, 1994) at Hartford Hospital after a long illness. He was the beloved son of Pauline F. Whitney of Farmington, and the late Robert H. Whitney. Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Laurence R. Whitney and his wife, Janice, of Simsbury, Wayne B. Whitney and his wife, Michelle, of Kensington; his two sisters, Elaine E. Whitney, and Cynthia P. Whitney, both of Farmington; his cousin William Paul Cully of Windsor; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was born in Hartford, and lived in Farmington most of his life. He graduated from South Hampton College, Long Island University, and worked for the State of Connecticut, Services for the Blind, for many years. He was an avid fisherman and gardener. The funeral will be Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, 110 Main St. Farmington. Burial arrangements are private at a later date. Calling hours are Tuesday, 7-9 p.m., at the funeral home. Donations in his memory may be made to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. 103 Old Iron Ore Road, Bloomfield 06002, or Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Great er Hartford Chapter, 18 North Main St. West Hartford 06107. Published by the Hartford Courant, 29 August 1994
• Last Full Review: 18 Nov 2020

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According to Muse (2000), "Glenn suffered from diabetes, like his father, and due to this illness lost sight in one of his eyes in 1978. In 1982, he received a kidney transplant from his brother, Larry. Even though he was legally blind, Glenn owned and operated a coffee shop in the local courthouse in Hartford, Conn. for many years."

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The Social Security Records list his death as 15 August 1994.