Glenn Lester Criger|
December 14, 1931 to June 26, 2014
Glenn was born in Tucson, Arizona to Walter B. Criger, Sr. and Pauline V. Criger (both deceased). Glenn attended Amphitheater High School where he played basketball and pitched for the school baseball team. After graduation he joined the Marines and took his basic training at MCRD in San Diego. He did a tour of duty in Korea where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. After leaving the Corps, he began his 40+ years at General Dynamics, starting as a tool and die maker and ending as a Manufacturing Engineer. He worked on such projects as the Tomahawk and Atlas cruise missiles, designed two inventions leading to patents, as well as published articles. He at one time or another worked at each of the different General Dynamics sites and had many good friends at all of them. Glenn liked to build things, and he and Felix Roy built a 1/5 proportion motor of the Spirit of St. Louis which is displayed at the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park. Glenn also enjoyed fishing and took his grandsons, nephews and great-nephews many times when they were young. He enjoyed the Chargers games and especially the Padres, as his grandfather, Lou Criger, was personal catcher to Cy Young for many years. Glenn and his wife Patricia cruised the Panama Canal, toured Eastern Europe, and took a fabulous trip to China where they walked the Great Wall and visited the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. They also made many trips to Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California to sight-see and visit with relatives and family. His hobbies included playing cards and games with friends and family, especially the grandchildren. He also enjoyed collecting cards and memorabilia of his grandfather's career. Glenn lived in Seven Oaks for over 20 years and during that time was a block captain and was on the Architecture Committee for quite a few of those years. He was also the handy-man for all the widows in our neighborhood. Glenn was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend. He had a sunny outlook on life and his great sense of humor and his big friendly smile will be sorely missed. Glenn is survived by his wife Patricia Bolton-Criger, daughter Cheryl (Lawrence) Deysher, son Dennis Criger, Sr., step-children Michael (Julia) Bolton, Janet Lee (Max) VanOstran, Matthew Bolton, Lisa Castro, sister Jane (William, deceased) Peterson, brother Harold (Marie) Criger, sister-in-law Carol (Walter, deceased) Criger, sister-in-law Barbara Gilson and ex-wife Betty Criger. He also has many nieces and nephews, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Please join us for a Memorial at the Seven Oaks Auditorium in Rancho Bernardo on Thursday, July 10, at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment at Miramar National Cemetery. Glenn passed away just one month after his brother, Walter Barnes Criger Jr., who passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 27, 2014.
December 14, 1931 to June 26, 2014
Glenn was born in Tucson, Arizona to Walter B. Criger, Sr. and Pauline V. Criger (both deceased). Glenn attended Amphitheater High School where he played basketball and pitched for the school baseball team. After graduation he joined the Marines and took his basic training at MCRD in San Diego. He did a tour of duty in Korea where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. After leaving the Corps, he began his 40+ years at General Dynamics, starting as a tool and die maker and ending as a Manufacturing Engineer. He worked on such projects as the Tomahawk and Atlas cruise missiles, designed two inventions leading to patents, as well as published articles. He at one time or another worked at each of the different General Dynamics sites and had many good friends at all of them. Glenn liked to build things, and he and Felix Roy built a 1/5 proportion motor of the Spirit of St. Louis which is displayed at the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park. Glenn also enjoyed fishing and took his grandsons, nephews and great-nephews many times when they were young. He enjoyed the Chargers games and especially the Padres, as his grandfather, Lou Criger, was personal catcher to Cy Young for many years. Glenn and his wife Patricia cruised the Panama Canal, toured Eastern Europe, and took a fabulous trip to China where they walked the Great Wall and visited the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. They also made many trips to Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California to sight-see and visit with relatives and family. His hobbies included playing cards and games with friends and family, especially the grandchildren. He also enjoyed collecting cards and memorabilia of his grandfather's career. Glenn lived in Seven Oaks for over 20 years and during that time was a block captain and was on the Architecture Committee for quite a few of those years. He was also the handy-man for all the widows in our neighborhood. Glenn was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend. He had a sunny outlook on life and his great sense of humor and his big friendly smile will be sorely missed. Glenn is survived by his wife Patricia Bolton-Criger, daughter Cheryl (Lawrence) Deysher, son Dennis Criger, Sr., step-children Michael (Julia) Bolton, Janet Lee (Max) VanOstran, Matthew Bolton, Lisa Castro, sister Jane (William, deceased) Peterson, brother Harold (Marie) Criger, sister-in-law Carol (Walter, deceased) Criger, sister-in-law Barbara Gilson and ex-wife Betty Criger. He also has many nieces and nephews, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Please join us for a Memorial at the Seven Oaks Auditorium in Rancho Bernardo on Thursday, July 10, at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment at Miramar National Cemetery. Glenn passed away just one month after his brother, Walter Barnes Criger Jr., who passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 27, 2014.
Glenn Lester Criger|
December 14, 1931 to June 26, 2014
Glenn was born in Tucson, Arizona to Walter B. Criger, Sr. and Pauline V. Criger (both deceased). Glenn attended Amphitheater High School where he played basketball and pitched for the school baseball team. After graduation he joined the Marines and took his basic training at MCRD in San Diego. He did a tour of duty in Korea where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. After leaving the Corps, he began his 40+ years at General Dynamics, starting as a tool and die maker and ending as a Manufacturing Engineer. He worked on such projects as the Tomahawk and Atlas cruise missiles, designed two inventions leading to patents, as well as published articles. He at one time or another worked at each of the different General Dynamics sites and had many good friends at all of them. Glenn liked to build things, and he and Felix Roy built a 1/5 proportion motor of the Spirit of St. Louis which is displayed at the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park. Glenn also enjoyed fishing and took his grandsons, nephews and great-nephews many times when they were young. He enjoyed the Chargers games and especially the Padres, as his grandfather, Lou Criger, was personal catcher to Cy Young for many years. Glenn and his wife Patricia cruised the Panama Canal, toured Eastern Europe, and took a fabulous trip to China where they walked the Great Wall and visited the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. They also made many trips to Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California to sight-see and visit with relatives and family. His hobbies included playing cards and games with friends and family, especially the grandchildren. He also enjoyed collecting cards and memorabilia of his grandfather's career. Glenn lived in Seven Oaks for over 20 years and during that time was a block captain and was on the Architecture Committee for quite a few of those years. He was also the handy-man for all the widows in our neighborhood. Glenn was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend. He had a sunny outlook on life and his great sense of humor and his big friendly smile will be sorely missed. Glenn is survived by his wife Patricia Bolton-Criger, daughter Cheryl (Lawrence) Deysher, son Dennis Criger, Sr., step-children Michael (Julia) Bolton, Janet Lee (Max) VanOstran, Matthew Bolton, Lisa Castro, sister Jane (William, deceased) Peterson, brother Harold (Marie) Criger, sister-in-law Carol (Walter, deceased) Criger, sister-in-law Barbara Gilson and ex-wife Betty Criger. He also has many nieces and nephews, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Please join us for a Memorial at the Seven Oaks Auditorium in Rancho Bernardo on Thursday, July 10, at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment at Miramar National Cemetery. Glenn passed away just one month after his brother, Walter Barnes Criger Jr., who passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 27, 2014.
December 14, 1931 to June 26, 2014
Glenn was born in Tucson, Arizona to Walter B. Criger, Sr. and Pauline V. Criger (both deceased). Glenn attended Amphitheater High School where he played basketball and pitched for the school baseball team. After graduation he joined the Marines and took his basic training at MCRD in San Diego. He did a tour of duty in Korea where he rose to the rank of Sergeant. After leaving the Corps, he began his 40+ years at General Dynamics, starting as a tool and die maker and ending as a Manufacturing Engineer. He worked on such projects as the Tomahawk and Atlas cruise missiles, designed two inventions leading to patents, as well as published articles. He at one time or another worked at each of the different General Dynamics sites and had many good friends at all of them. Glenn liked to build things, and he and Felix Roy built a 1/5 proportion motor of the Spirit of St. Louis which is displayed at the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park. Glenn also enjoyed fishing and took his grandsons, nephews and great-nephews many times when they were young. He enjoyed the Chargers games and especially the Padres, as his grandfather, Lou Criger, was personal catcher to Cy Young for many years. Glenn and his wife Patricia cruised the Panama Canal, toured Eastern Europe, and took a fabulous trip to China where they walked the Great Wall and visited the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. They also made many trips to Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, Idaho, and Northern California to sight-see and visit with relatives and family. His hobbies included playing cards and games with friends and family, especially the grandchildren. He also enjoyed collecting cards and memorabilia of his grandfather's career. Glenn lived in Seven Oaks for over 20 years and during that time was a block captain and was on the Architecture Committee for quite a few of those years. He was also the handy-man for all the widows in our neighborhood. Glenn was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend. He had a sunny outlook on life and his great sense of humor and his big friendly smile will be sorely missed. Glenn is survived by his wife Patricia Bolton-Criger, daughter Cheryl (Lawrence) Deysher, son Dennis Criger, Sr., step-children Michael (Julia) Bolton, Janet Lee (Max) VanOstran, Matthew Bolton, Lisa Castro, sister Jane (William, deceased) Peterson, brother Harold (Marie) Criger, sister-in-law Carol (Walter, deceased) Criger, sister-in-law Barbara Gilson and ex-wife Betty Criger. He also has many nieces and nephews, 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Please join us for a Memorial at the Seven Oaks Auditorium in Rancho Bernardo on Thursday, July 10, at 3:00 p.m. Inurnment at Miramar National Cemetery. Glenn passed away just one month after his brother, Walter Barnes Criger Jr., who passed away in Sun City, Arizona on May 27, 2014.
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