Forest L. Glad's Obituary
Forest L. Glad May 5, 1939 – May 14, 2015 Forest beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-father passed away on May 14th with family present following years of declining health. A San Diegan native, Forest grew up on both Texas St. and Mohawk Dr. in San Diego along with living in Texas and the Grand Canyon for periods of time. After graduating high school, Forest joined the U.S. Navy from 1956-1960, serving in the Kearsarge CV33 in Japan and in the South Pacific. In 1960, he began his very successful career in food distribution field by being a pickle delivery man for Palomar Foods. Along with Palomar Foods, he also worked for Alfred M. Lewis Inc, as a cash and carry manager and Vowels Foods, eventually becoming Director of Purchasing. About the same time he started his career, he met the love of his life, Loretta E. Diaz. They married December 23, 1962 in Yuma, AZ. and were inseparable until her death in October 2014. Forest, a lover of all animals, had many hobbies to say the least. Some of his more lasting were reconditioning his Willy’s Jeep and fishing boat, model airplane construction, high power rocket flying, metal detecting, deep sea fishing, snorkeling, hunting, gun collecting, and his greatest passion, the collection and preservation of 16th and 17th century shipwreck coins and artifacts. Forest was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Ruth Glad, wife Loretta and great grandson Andrew. Survivors include his son Douglas (Martha), daughter Barbara (Richard), four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services were held at Greenwood Memorial Park, May 20, 2015
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